land. Was Oedipus guilty of murder and incest or not? Many facts have been found to prove that he is guilty‚ while many opinions are raised in favor of his innocence. Oedipus was indeed guilty of murdering his father and having incest with his mother. The play itself is all the evidence needed to convict Oedipus of these charges. The play states everything that Oedipus did until he is driven away from the land. The evidence from the play would definitely make Oedipus guilty. In addition to
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about a murder trial conducted in a courtroom. The judge gave the jury its final instruction telling them that a guilty verdict will result in a death sentence for the defendant‚ an 18-year-old boy who was accused of murdering his father using a knife! One juror had a personal connection with the case. He has not seen his son for more than two years. He claims that the young boy is guilty and that all young kids are criminals. The juror has bias towards the trial because he see his son in the young
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offers the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty‚ usually to a lesser charge or to the original criminal charge with a recommendation of a lighter than the maximum sentence. Most criminal defendants are less than enthusiastic over the prospect of openly admitting criminal behavior without the benefit of a trial. A plea bargain is an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby a person accused of a criminal offense may plead guilty to a criminal charge in exchange for a more favorable
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is if the boy is actually guilty. This movie shows many of the concepts that are talked about in our book and in our class. The movie is about an 18 year old boy whose mother has died when he was 9. He has lived in many orphanages and has a juvenile record. His father has been in and out of jail for many things‚ and on one night that the boy apparently kills him they have gotten into a terrible argument. The jury has to deliberate on whether or not the boy is guilty of killing his father. The
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Plea Bargaining CJA/224 erick coutino January/9/2012 Carl Heintz Plea Bargaining According to Cornell University Law School" (2010)‚ “plea bargains are agreements between defendants and prosecutors where defendants agree to plead guilty to some or all of the charges against them in exchange for concessions from the prosecutors” (para. 1). Plea bargains allows for prosecutors and judges to focus their time on more important cases. The way plea-bargains work with prosecutors is reducing or
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between the prosecution and defence counsels which ultimately results in the defendant being in a position to receive a judgment which is less severe‚ if he or she changes his plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’. There is also the possibility that the accused might accept a lesser charge in return for a guilty plea‚ as opposed to the original higher charge that the accused is initially charged with; this is more commonly known as ‘charge bargaining.’ Through these particular settlements‚ both parties
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8 how the defendant was guilty. Juror 8 was the only juror to vote not guilty initially. As jurors 3 and 4 were explaining how clear it was that the defendant was guilty‚ juror 3 stated‚ “They proved it in a dozen ways. Do you want me to list them?”(556)This shows how much evidence there actually is‚ Rose intended to do this to show certainty in the jurors. This presents the theme of certainty‚ because it now shows that juror 3 and 4 are certain that the defendant is guilty. Although this is not a
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In deciding if a criminal is guilty or innocent‚ they are always guilty until there is evidence to prove their innocence. In order to be deemed innocent‚ the accused has to be able to prove they are innocent with evidence‚ and without evidence‚ they are presumed guilty. “The accused sat in the courtroom and was already deemed guilty. Thus would continue many long months of accusations‚ stress and proving their innocence.” (Press Sheboygan‚ Mis-Vat ). In most cases‚ someone accused of a crime has
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jury of twelve men with different personalities and backgrounds must arrive at a unanimous verdict which will decide the future of a young boy who is accused of murdering his father. All evidence presented in the court is against the young boy. And a guilty verdict means a mandatory death sentence. Throughout the decision making process‚ we can clearly see the five stages of team development‚ which are forming‚ storming‚ norming‚ performing and adjourning. In addition‚ the movie also highlights many
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jurors finding the boy guilty and only one‚ juror number eight‚ finding the boy not guilty. We see the other jurors trying to push juror number eight to conform to the guilty charge. This movie also shows a rare case of minority influence. This is where a minority of individuals can influence the group. We see this when Henry Fonda‚ juror number eight‚ stands up and asks why they find the boy guilty. When giving their answers‚ some didn’t really know why they found the boy guilty and didn’t support
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