significant “disparity between a group’s population figures and its representation in the jury venire‚” reflects an understanding that race and ethnicity are components of a meaningful cross-section of the community. Thus‚ where a community is racially and ethnically diverse members of each group should ordinarily be represented in the jury pool. However‚ because the cross-section requirement does not mandate that juries actually mirror a community’s racial and ethnic demographics‚ it avoid the quantitative
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Small groups refer to interactions among three or more people who are connected through a shared identity‚ a common purpose‚ and a mutual influence. A jury is a good example of a small group because it has at least 12 people in it deliberating a verdict. The movie “12 Angry Men” focuses on a jury’s reflections in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is directed to begin discussions in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old man accused in the stabbing death of his father. How would you describe
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the judge‚ the jury can still charge the defendant with more time. The advantages of a plea bargaining makes the prosecution job much easier. The disadvantages is that some defendants show no sincere while pleading guilty which makes the prosecutors look into the case more to get all the facts and evidence to figure out if they should take the case to trial. Basically the advantages and disadvantages are the same because it ’s the pros and cons of a plea bargaining. It is a plea to jury which gives
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The movie 12 Angry Men depicts a typical scene today: twelve jury members meeting to discuss a case presented to them and determine guilt or innocence of a young man accused of killing his own father. Usually the jury room is a place for discussion and debate‚ but the evidence has swayed all but one of the jurors into voting guilty. The group in the movie is a jury of 12 men with various backgrounds and age groups. They were placed in a deliberation room where the entire move took place. Soon
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ensure the guilty are brought to justice. In criminal trials‚ individuals in the jury wielded real power in the trial since they settle the fate of their fellow citizens by determining the defense is whether they are guilty of some of the most horrendous crimes. Being a member of the jury‚ my predominant responsibility in the mock trial was listening to the evidence presented by the Crown and the defense carefully. The jury was expected to examine all the evidence deliberately and make judgement without
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novel‚ Monster. Steve is on trial for felony murder for a robbery. In the book‚ Monster by Walter Dean Myers‚ although Steve Harmon is pronounced innocent‚ he is actually guilty because he lied to the jury‚ is familiar with the crime‚ and is paranoid. Steve always changes his story‚ telling the jury one thing but writing something else in his notebook. While on the stand‚ his lawyer begins to question him: “O’Brien: ‘Mr. Harmon‚ were you in the drugstore owned by Mr. Nesbitt‚ the victim‚ on the 22nd
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person. Lay magistrates and juries are required to; • Be between the ages of 18 to 65‚ • Have no criminal records • Not be a member of the armed forces. • be on the electoral roll (registered to vote) • Have lived in the UK for at least five years since the age of 13. During cases in the magistrate’s court‚ a panel of 3 lay magistrates are assisted by a legally qualified clerk to help advise them on the points of law and sentencing powers. There are no juries in the magistrate’s court however
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The law states that under the Sixth Amendment‚ any criminal prosecution where the length of the sentence is greater than six months‚ the defendant has a right to a twelve-person jury (Ingram‚ 2009). Therefore‚ in federal criminal cases‚ the right to a trial by jury does require twelve jurors. However‚ under special circumstances‚ twelve jurors are not always required to make a decision. These special circumstances are granted by the judge that is assigned to the case and he or she can decide whether
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was taken care of‚ the jury was brought into the courtroom. Judge Nelson greeted the jury and told them that opening statements would take place. Facing the Judge‚ the prosecution sat to the right and the defense sat to the left. Against the right wall of the courtroom is where the jury sat. Witnesses for the prosecution sat behind the ASA and witnesses or friends and family for the defense sat behind the defense attorneys. ASA Bodek paints a picture to the jury as to what transpired during
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an outstanding heroism exists in his individual bravery and truthfulness. At the start‚ the 8th Juror stands alone with his opposing view of the case to the other eleven jurors. Furthermore‚ he is depicted as a juror who definitely understands the jury system and defends it from the jurors who do not know it fully. At the end‚ he eventually successes to persuade the eleven other jurors and achieves a unanimous verdict‚ showing his trustworthiness. Therefore‚ the 8th Juror is considered as a ‘hero’
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