an eighteen-year-old boy is responsible for his father’s death. An initial vote was cast‚ where eleven men voted guilty and one juror voted not guilty. Ultimately‚ the jury decided that he was not guilty after deliberations. The twelve-person jury must decide if the boy is guilty or is there reasonable doubt to believe that he is not guilty. The jury must vote on guilty or not guilty. If there are disagreements‚ the jury must debate until they reach to a consensus. Juror ten was a cold and racist
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“raped” a white female named Mayella Ewells but I don’t think he is guilty in this essay I will be telling you why I think Tom Robinson isn’t guilty. I think Tom isn’t guilty because they found marks on the right side of Mayella’s body and found choking marks around her neck‚ but how would Tom Robinson do it if his left arm is crippled from a childhood accident when he was a little boy. Another reason why I think he isn’t guilty because Mayella invited Tom in then she grabbed him around his legs
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colonizing a new part of the land with new people. Another thing that she is doing that makes her much more of a guilty character is when while her husband‚ Chillingworth‚ is gone‚ she aches for a man’s presence in her life‚ so with thinking her husband is dead‚ as he has been gone for a long time‚ she sleeps with another man even though she knows it is wrong. The last thing that makes her guilty is the fact that she marries a man who is obviously older than she. But what makes things better for her
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The American judicial system is one of the most fair and unbiased to this day. Innocent until proven guilty is one of our country’s well known statutes. This is because our judicial system is unlike many European countries. Those countries‚ like Italy or the United Kingdom‚ presume that the accused are guilty‚ and give them the task of proving innocence‚ rather than maintaining innocence. This idea of presumed innocence in America began while the structure of American government was being built.
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Presumed Innocent until proven Guilty More than 20 years ago‚ Troy Davis‚ an African-American man from Georgia‚ was convicted of shooting and killing a police officer and was sentenced to death. Several years later‚ seven out of nine eyewitnesses completely revoked their stories. There was a clear lack of evidence that had proven him of his innocence‚ and therefore he was linked to the crime out of pure assumption. His legal team argued that he was just in the “wrong place at the wrong time” but
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Ladies and Gentleman‚ I come to bring you evidence of why Jack is guilty of first degree murder‚ conspiracy‚ and leaving a child unattended near a fire. Throughout the time that Jack had on the island‚ he made many conflictions with other boys. One of these boys is Ralph‚ who Jack tries vigorously to steal power from. The main theme of this case is power‚ which Jack is addicted to. An example of Jack trying to physically steal power is when he steals Piggy’s glasses. The glasses alone have much power
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decide who’s guilty or not guilty based on one story‚ and no other example shows that more than the trial of Adnan Masud Syed. On January 13th‚ 1999‚ Hae Min Lee‚ a high school senior at Woodlawn High School‚ went missing. Following this‚ a search for her ensued‚ and when her body was found just six weeks later‚ her ex-boyfriend‚ Adnan Syed‚ was accused of her murder‚ and was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison‚ plus thirty years. To put it narrowly‚ Adnan was wrongly deemed guilty of Hae’s
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In the aftermath of a horrific experience‚ it is not uncommon for a survivor to feel guilty about their survival. The most difficult thing for survivors can be finding the ability to move beyond what has happened and look toward the future. An individual is often shaped by their past experiences. If ensuing guilt is not dealt with‚ however‚ the past can hinder the ability to achieve in the present. In Art Spielgelman’s MAUS II‚ Vladek and Art struggle to live in the present and are laden with
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The court system in the middle ages worked by using the term “guilty until proven innocent” and using trials of ordeal to determine innocence.The courts weren’t based on the idea of an accused being innocent until proven guilty as there was no concept to believe the accused was innocent. It was the job of the accused to prove their innocence. The accused could do this by taking an oath to prove their innocence. The accused would also be required bring oath helpers‚ these helpers would normally know
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for good. She just found that too hard to try and do. If only they had punished the man. Cara knew he was guilty‚ so why did the court not agree? Had they thought she was lying? She would never‚ ever do such a thing‚ and it still ate at her‚ feeding on her emotions‚ and it drove her crazy. She knew his face. It was ingrained in her like nothing else before. But he had been declared not guilty and had then promptly disappeared. Putting her thoughts down was supposed to help‚ but she could never paint
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