little early to be safe. The trial did not end up starting until 9:16 because some of the people in the jury pool were late. As we walked in the courtroom there were three benches near the middle of the room and one on the back wall with chairs on both ends of it. There were only two seats open as we walked in‚ they were in the very back corner of the courtroom. When we walked in with the jury pool‚ the Honorable Judge Harry Gill was already at the bench standing. I have never seen this before‚ every
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defendants appearance before the court. If‚ after deliberating for a considerable time‚ a jury reports that it is deadlocked‚ the trial judge may do any of the following except: Answer: direct the jury to render “guilty” or “not guilty” within a specified short period of time. In Baston v. Kentucky (1986)‚ the Supreme Court held that a prosecutor’s use of peremptory challenges to exclude African-Americans from a jury trying an African-American defendants was ground for the defendant to claim discrimination
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you’re taking on a powerful and organized establishment you have to be a hierarchy” (237). The group must create a thorough plan with objectives for each individual participating in order for all aspects to be controlled. In the essay‚ “Committees‚ Juries‚ and Teams”‚ James Surowiecki claims‚ “One of the real dangers that small groups face is emphasizing consensus over dissent” (476). Often groups feel the need to agree on their points of view. In each strong group‚ a “devil’s advocate” is an important
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Consolidation Act 1935 (SA). The defence cited section 75 of the Act to permit the jury to deliver an alternative verdict to the charge of rape‚ whereby: If … the jury— a) is not satisfied that the accused is guilty of the offence charged; but b) is satisfied that the accused is guilty of an indecent assault or a common assault‚ or an attempt to commit indecent assault or a common assault (the "lesser offence")‚ the jury
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Aly El-Mansy Ms. Baker A Civil Action Essay In this movie‚ Jan Schlichtmann gets played by John Travolta as he goes through the life changing case with his lawyer firm. He had come up with this trial by parents calling him up looking for answers. These parents had one thing in common. They had lost children to Leukemia and they credited it to the water being contaminated by the pouring of a threatening chemical called Trichloroethylene. At first the reason to why he took this case was because
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deliberate after hearing the ’facts’ in a seemingly 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
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Outline the role or EITHER: Judges‚ Magistrates or Juries. Refer to the strengths and weaknesses of their role in the legal system. Jury service is something that a person may be asked to do within their life. A jury is made up of up to 12 people‚ who are chosen at random from the electoral role. It is illegal for a person to refuse jury service and could be fined of up to £1‚000‚ if they do so (www.direct.gov.uk). A juror can be excused from service but has to follow the procedure on the form
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criminal justice system relies on jurors to protect the accused from government oppression and to judge fairly and without personal bias. Juries are ordinary citizens used to determine if the accused is guilty or not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The story reveals the “imperfections” of the juror system in America. There are numerous issues with this jury that are relevant to the criminal justice system. Before deliberation even started eleven jurors automatically vote in favor of convicting
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Merriam Website Dictionary credibility is defined as “the quality of being believed or accepted as true‚ real or honest.” Credibility is being assessed by all of the individuals inside the courtroom whether it is the parties involved‚ the judge or the jury if applicable. There are many different factors that can influence the credibility of a person during a trial these include‚ the physical characteristics of the individual and their background as well as the accuracy and details of the statement(s)
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W.J.‚ 2006.‚p.61) whereas crime control protects the victim with the insurance of justice being served. On the surface‚ our system claims to uphold the right to due process‚ however‚ when delving deeper into aspects such as pre-trial procedures and jury trials‚ holes arise. There are many stages between arrest and trial‚ which are
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