The initial evidence that includes two eye witnesses would suggest that this case is a closed decision and they boy will surely be found guilty. The jury does not take long before coming to a vote ending in 11 votes for guilty 1 vote for non guilty. The man who voted for not guilty saw loop holes in the evidence and in turn saw reasonable doubt to vote not guilty. As the movie progresses the jurors discusses ever critical part of evidence‚ discussing possible alternative to explaining the events.
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The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of a small town that faces many challenges. Atticus Finch is a very humble and respectful man who defends Tom Robinson. He has two kids‚ Jean Louise‚ and Jem. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch is a young girl that is very intelligent. She is the daughter of Atticus. Jem Finch is a young boy that matures throughout the novel. He is the son of Atticus Finch. Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. Mayella
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insufficient facilities and personnel to try all cases; plea bargaining allows the flexibility necessary if the system is to respond with any degree of concern for the circumstances of individual cases‚ however‚ it may also entice defendants to plead guilty to crimes they did not commit rather than risk their constitutional right to trial. In addition‚ as will be stated later‚ there are numerous arguments in favor for as well as against plea bargaining. So‚ what is plea bargaining and how did it originate
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disagreement in a group usually results into better understanding of the certain task therefore producing a better outcome. Examples include: - Juror #8’s ‘not guilty’ vote during the preliminary vote. This opened the door for the group to discuss the case and re-examine the evidence‚ resulting into a unanimous ‘not guilty’ verdict‚ favoring the defendant. - Examination of the murder weapon‚ re-enactment of the old man’s testimony (regarding seeing the defendant running down
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for review. After the suspect has been arrested he or she will be brought before a lower court for their initial appearance and/or a pretrial. Misdemeanor offenses are resolved with an immediate pretrial without a jury or by entering a plea of guilty. In felony cases‚ a hearing will be held
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Little Tree‚ feels guilty when the snake bites his grandpa and grandpa has to suck the venom out but still gets sick. Little Tree also feels guilty after getting in trouble in class and being sent into the little room all alone. He may feel guilty when grandpa falls and gets hurt because he couldn’t catch him and he feels guilty when grandpa dies. In Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie may feel guilty when he petted the girl’s dress and was blamed for rapping her. Lennie may also feel guilty for killing the dog
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Juror #1 originally thought that the boy was guilty. He was convinced that the evidence was concrete enough to convict the boy. He continued to think this until the jury voted the first time and saw that one of the jurors thought that the boy was innocent. Then throughout the movie‚ all of the jurors were slowly convinced that the boy was no guilty. His first rhetoric appeal used was logos. He based his guilty verdict on the logical information provided in the court room. He continued to feel
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prosecutor and the defendant where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency. On February 7th‚ 1881 the first plea bargain was used in a trial by Albert McKenzie in the state of California (“Plea bargaining gains favor in American courts”). After the first use of a plea bargain in a 30 year span in Alameda County‚ “nearly 10 percent of defendants changed their “not guilty” pleas to “guilty of lesser charge” or plead guilty to reduced charges (“Plea bargaining gains favor
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days of trial‚ now the jury needs to decide whether this eighteen-year-old boy is the murderer of his father. It is a hot afternoon‚ and 12 men are locked in the jury room to discuss the case. In the first vote‚ 11 men think the boy is guilty; only one doesn’t vote guilty simply because he thinks it is too soon to make this decision. The other men get angry about his words and try to show the evidence to persuade him: the noise heard by the old man living under stairs‚ the crime motive‚ the murdering
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“If there’s a reasonable doubt in your minds as to the guilt of the accused‚ a reasonable doubt‚ then you must bring me a verdict of not guilty…however you decide‚ your verdict must be unanimous.” The movie‚ The Twelve Angry Men‚ was a fascinating movie. Surprisingly‚ it was very interesting and engaging even though it was in black and white and made in 1950. This movie was a perfect demonstration of how individuals who meet in a goal orientated group fulfill roles‚ create norms‚ have status‚ acquire
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