accusations of the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden‚ her father and stepmother. Although Lizzie was acquitted of the crimes of the murders of her father and stepmother‚ she is doubtlessly guilty; she just can ’t be found guilty with a lack of evidence to prove means‚ motive‚ and opportunity to find her guilty of her crimes in the american justice system. With the law team of the century by her side‚ they were able to convey that there was no confirmed murder weapon‚ so no means to commit the
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study was to determine if there was a gender bias against male defendants‚ resulting in a higher level of a guilty verdict‚ and whether crime type impacted the decision. Based on the studies conducted by Dean and Mack et al. (2000) and Gordon and Bindrim et al. (1988)‚ it can be assumed that if gender stereotypes matter in likelihood of guilt‚ the current study will result in a more guilty defendant when described as male rather than female and charged with assault. It is expected this pattern would
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or evidence that may prove that Pistorius is guilty. (100-120 words) (8 marks ) Guilty‚ guilty‚ guilty. Is it not odd that he had his girlfriend in the house and was "suspicious" that someone was in the bathroom? Would you really shoot through a door without warning? Even if it had been a burglar surely he would be guilty of murder? If he was so paranoid about intruders would he not have had bars on the windows‚ or locks? Alarms? He is definitely guilty and if the jury does not see it then they are
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of the boy‚ as a minority view within the courtroom. However‚ as the play progresses a seed of doubt is planted and the importance of self prejudice hindering the verdict is removed‚ making it harder for the jurors to hold their certainty in their guilty verdict. At the conception of Twelve Angry Men‚ Rose exposes the audience to the devastating heat in the jury room which over looks the "New York sky line" on what is described as "the hottest day of the the year". At this stage it is revealed
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insanity‚ will still attempt to use the plea. The insanity defense is hardly presented in criminal cases‚ and it is only in a fraction of those cases‚ where the plea actually is successful. If the plea successfully forms a verdict of “guilty but mentally ill‚” or “not guilty by reason of insanity” the defendant will most likely be moved into a psychiatric facility. It has been proven‚ that if the insanity defense is successful‚ the defendant will spend a longer amount of time confined into a facility
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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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being that prejudice constantly affects the truth and peoples judgement. As the jurors argue between themselves as to whether a young boy is guilty of stabbing his father it is shown that “It’s very hard to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this.” This is most evident in the way juror #3 and juror #10 come to their decision that the young man is guilty as they bring in there prejudice against young people and people from the slums to make their judgement without considering the facts of the
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verdict‚ whether or not the kid lives or dies. The jury finally decides on the verdict of : Not Guilty. Three major facts that influence the juries agreement that the accussed is not guilty include doubts of the murder weapon‚ doubts of the old man’s testimony‚ and doubts of the lady across the street’s testimony. The first major fact that influences the juries agreement that the accussed is not guilty is the doubts of a key piece of evidence; the murder weapon‚ a switch knife. While discussing and
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“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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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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