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    As we walked into the jury room‚ after hearing the case of Commonwealth v. Miller‚ I had already decided how I would vote and‚ honestly‚ I determined I was not going to be swayed. We swiftly chose a foreman by appointing the one‚ who had been given the jury instructions‚ to that position. Next‚ we read the jury instructions out loud‚ in order to remember and understand the definition of each charge. Debate over the meaning of the instructions ensued for a short amount of time before we dove into

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    Jury Charge Case Study

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    Jury Charge Members of the jury‚ I will now give you many instructions that you should consider in deciding this case; all are equally important. Don’t pick out one and ignore the rest. Think about each instruction in the context of all the others. You must obey the instructions. You are not allowed to reach decisions that go against the law. In these instructions‚ the masculine gender he or him includes the feminine gender of she or her. You may take notes during the trial‚ but don’t overdo

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    Persuasion in Jury Selection In jury trials‚ the lawyers begin each case with the process of selecting the jurors. In theory‚ these jurors are supposed to be representative of the larger community‚ much like a good‚ random sample in an experiment. The lawyers are allowed to question each juror‚ in an attempt to remove any individuals who might possess personal bias against either side. Once again‚ theoretically‚ this seems like a pragmatic approach for justice. However‚ it should be obvious‚

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    Research on Media Bias

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    Media bias is a tendency to twist balanced‚ objective‚ neutral and impartial facts found in the society. On the other hand‚ political bias is the reflection of the preferences and beliefs of news networks or reporters with regards to a certain story or a frame that may lead to presenting more of one political party than both sides equally. Media bias was known before as an intentional act of twisting fact. Now‚ the meaning of bias has changed to an “unconscious slant” (Hachten 104-105). The adoption

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    Juries are a fundamental institution within Canadian law and decide a large portion of important cases‚ changing many lives. Considering that a jury is simply a group of citizens who appeared to be the right fit for jury duty on a list‚ do we place too much power in their hands? This paper looks at the jury’s power of nullification and why it should or should not continue to be a part of the Canadian justice system and if it should‚ how can we improve it? Drawing on real cases and scholarly journals

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    Analysis RUNAWAY JURY Georgina R. Legal Environment of Business BAD 2413 Mr. Jack Gazzo 10/28/2011 Runaway Jury is an American legal drama/thriller film from 2003. It was directed by Gary Fleder (Don’t Say a Word‚ The Express) and stars an all-star cast made up of John Cusack (The Thin Red Line‚ Being John Malkovich)‚ Gene Hackman (No Way Out‚ The Royal Tenenbaums)‚ Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer‚ Rain Man)‚ and Rachel Weisz (Enemy at the Gate‚ The Constant Gardener). Runaway Jury is a film

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    Bias in News Media

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    choose to follow. There is a great amount of bias in journalism today‚ and not just on a level of the individual writer. The fact that entire news media outlets have a political bias one direction or another has become common knowledge‚ with no significant impact upon their credibility or popularity in the eyes of the consumer. This is an example of the low standards today’s populace holds the industry accountable for‚ and begs the question: How did bias become so integrated in an industry founded

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    Examples Of Media Bias

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    important to a Media outlet; however‚ it is increasingly popular for the Media outlet and even reporter’s opinion to matter more. Within America a great debate rages over whether the news is bias‚ or the readers. It is the bias of the media that begins all‚ the original bias comes from the word themselves. Media bias is a serious problem within America today‚ and many examples help to prove this. Many of the tendencies of the news have certain causes that attribute their biases. For one‚ the geographical

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    Race-Based Jury Nullification Abstract Internet research clearly showed a long history for jury nullification in the US. An explanation of jury nullification‚ and in particular race based jury nullification‚ is that it is a method whereby juries nullify unfair laws by declaring guilty defendants not guilty. Race based nullification is where a jury acquits and individual based on their race. This is commonly found in homogenous juries where there is little jury diversity. Past cases such as runaway

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    There has been as much praise as there is criticism of the jury system. Most critics doubt the competence‚ rationality and motives of the jury system alleging its only “claim to legitimacy is its archaic root.” Other critics question the ability of the jury system to adapt to complex issues in the modern world coupled with the impact of internet. However‚ much of this criticism of the jury is not supported by any empirical research. It appears that these criticisms are mainly just “made by appeals

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