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    12 Angry Men

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     The third terminology is Rahim ’s conflict style model‚ displaying internal and external conflicts within the group. Defining Group Thinking The beginning of "12 Angry Men" shows that there is an association with group thinking that takes place.  The jury of 12 men begins by going into a private room to determine if an 18 year old is guilty of killing his father.  At first‚ all of the men agree that he is guilty.  This group thinking is one which shows‚ without even thinking or discussing the issue

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    Hostile Witnesses – Structure of Answer 1. “The issue here is whether [counsel] can discredit their own witness‚ [witness’s name]‚ in the witness box?” a. When calling a witness‚ the caller expects their testimony to be favourable to the case. When this doesn’t happen‚ the caller will want to attack the witness to destroy the effect of the evidence. b. Whether you can do this depends on whether the witness is hostile or merely unfavourable. c. Usually crops up in examination-in-chief

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    prove this outlandish story of the parents‚ I would say it would be the defenses job to comprise the audience. Before this case‚ no incidents of a dingo eating a baby had been heard of. Although‚ it should be the attorneys capturing the audience or jury‚ this trial was tried by the media. The parents were drug through the mud and slandered. Because of Lindy’s demeanor‚ she was not relatable. The outcome of this case was ultimately affected the heavy media presence and coverage. This was perfect story

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    Justice In 12 Angry Men

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    open-and-shut murder trial case. They retire to a jury room to do their civic duty and serve up a just verdict for the indigent minority defendant (with a criminal record) whose life is in the balance. The film is a powerful indictment‚ denouncement and expose of the trial by jury system. The frightened‚ teenaged defendant is on trial‚ as well as the jury and the American judicial system with its purported sense of infallibility‚ fairness and lack of bias. Alternatively‚ the film could also be viewed

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    satisfy the role of a reasonable and just arbiter is near impossible. One of the most known legal symbols across the globe is Lady Justice. Blindfolded‚ carrying the scales as if they’re used to dispense justice. Her being blindfolded implies she is not bias or influenced by the characteristics of those who she is judging; she is blind to things such as race‚ gender‚ and class. This picture as we know it represents how the law sees itself‚ which is nothing short of impersonal and unprejudiced based on

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    The edition of the magazine was not a great edition of the magazine. It had descriptions of oral sex and an offensive ‘Rupert the bear’ cartoon strip. * The judge was Michael Argyle Q.C.; who would impose heavy sentences ‘if the jury convicted.’ * The jury was drawn from a particular social group (People who owned property); thus none were pre-disposed to the type of journal OZ was. * The prosecution had the magazine as its only exhibit and the court was told that it was ‘unacceptable

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    Maricopa County. When this particular case first was reported I remember finding it very interesting and was following the progress for some time. I recently became aware that this trial is still in the final sentencing after numerous jury dismissals‚ mistrials‚ hung jury‚ allegations of perjury‚ prosecution wrongdoing‚ and defense cover-ups. Background On June 4 2008‚ Travis Alexander a 30-year-old businessman who lived in Mesa‚ Arizona was murdered in his home‚ found almost

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    Australia. Juror misconduct can impact any form of trial; particularly criminal. Juror misconduct can vary from disobedience‚ inappropriate behaviour (flirting etc)‚ phone calls and even using the internet. By impacting a criminal trial‚ the whole jury must be excused‚ and a retrial must be scheduled. There are many examples of juror misconduct that vary throughout Australia; however many of these are before 2012. Juror misconduct is an act of which a juror communicates with others that negatively

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    obvious‚ they had a large impact on the team’s ultimate failure. Looking further into these factors‚ it is apparent that there were several personal biases and perceptions that served as the root of the team’s failure. For example‚ the anchoring bias is evident as Conner immediately presented his concept to the team and refused to

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    emotionalism or fear. In the U.S.‚ viewers often see interviews with case participants‚ who are placing their self-serving interpretation of events before the public as fact. This enables accusers to perfect their story while not under oath and to bias public opinion against a defendant who typically is under legal advice not to speak publicly. The Courts have carefully evaluated the press’s First Amendment rights against the defendants Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. In doing

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