“blind”. However‚ this is not always true. In Rose’s piece of writing‚ it becomes the duty of twelve jurors to “try and separate the facts from the fancy” (Rose‚ 5). This means that the jurors would have to decide whether or not a 16-year-old boy was guilty of allegedly stabbing his father to death and committing “murder in the first degree- premeditated homicide” (Rose‚ 5).
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distracted and not interested. He plays noughts and crosses and draws sketches of his advertisements. Cannot articulate his reasoning and changes his vote on multiple occasions Juror 5 lived in slums and could relate to the accused but he chose to vote guilty as he felt attacked by the other jurors Guilt or innocence is never revealed Strengths of the jurors Juror 8 wants urges the others to be patient and to contemplate the details of the case. Points out the weaknesses in the other jurors. Paternal
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PAGE ONE Adelphia Founder And One Son Are Found Guilty Jury Remains Deadlocked On Second Son‚ Acquits Former Assistant Treasurer By PETER GRANT and CHRISTINE NUZUM Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL July 9‚ 2004; Page A1 Notching another victory against the corporate excesses of the 1990s‚ prosecutors won criminal convictions against the father-and-son team of John and Timothy Rigas‚ former top executives at cable company Adelphia Communications Corp. However‚ they failed
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America. In these trials all those who were accused were considered “guilty until proven innocent” opposed to the traditional American Court belief of “innocent until proven guilty”. In addition the Red Scare courts used evidence that was all based on witnesses and rumors. The judges for the Supreme Court would maintain their power if the accused were found guilty. For the Salem witch trials all of the accused of witch-craft were “guilty until confession” unless they accused someone else of making them
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rights. A case may be postponed to permit the Defendant to hire a lawyer. If the Defendant wishes to go ahead without a lawyer‚ the Judge will ask for his or her plea. If the Defendant pleads guilty‚ the Judge will ask questions regarding the offense charged to make sure there is good reason for the guilty plea. The judge sits in the front of the courtroom and the prosector is usually in a small room to the side. The judge is in charge in the courtroom working simultaneously with the prosector
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trial. A plea bargain or negotiated plea is an agreement between the defense and the prosecutor in which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge and in exchange he expects to receive some form of consideration from the state. (Neubauer‚ 2002‚ p. 323) Most cases never make it to trial‚ more than 80 percent of criminal cases filed ended with the defendant entering a guilty plea. (Fagin‚ 2003‚ p. 61) Plea bargaining became common sometime after the Civil War. The proliferation of cases‚ in the
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He seeks consensus before coming to a decision and everyone is supposed to take ownership in the final decision. A Democratic leader seeks a consensus on the direction of the group. He outwardly expressed no adherence to either position of guilty or non-guilty. He instead encouraged his fellow jurors to simply discuss the case in an open-minded manner. “I don’t know if I believe (the boy’s story) or not‚ maybe I don’t” (Brown‚ 2000‚ 94; Film‚ 12:40). This non-committal position serves to shield
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Twelve Angry Men In the play Twelve Angry Men by Reginad Rose the twelve jurors have to decide if a young boy is guilty or not guilty. The boy is accused of the murder of his father. His fate lies in the hands of the twelve jurors. Will he get the death penalty? Will they prove that the young boy is not guilty? Will he get to live the rest of his life? There are many different versions of this story including William Friedkins film version produced in 1997. Friedkins film version is easier
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temper‚ and often infuriated when Juror #8 and other members disagree with his opinions. He believes that the defendant is absolutely guilty‚ until the very end of the play. During Act Three‚ Juror #3’s emotional baggage is revealed. His poor relationship with his own son may have biased his views. Only when he comes to terms with this can he finally vote “not guilty.” Juror #4 urges fellow jurors to avoid emotional arguments and engage in rational discussion. He does not change his vote until a witness’s
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12 Angry Men‚ was released on April 13‚ 1957. It is about a boy who is on trial and is accused of knifing his father to death. The jury has twelve jurors to decide whether the boy is guilty or not. If the boy is found guilty‚ he will receive the death penalty. Eleven men vote guilty‚ and one man votes not guilty for the lad. Hereafter‚ the single man who casts his vote as guiltless forces the remaining eleven jurors to re-examine the evidence in an attempt to convince against killing an innocent
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