Dear Juror 3: One of the best character traits is morality. Perceiving right from wrong and understanding the ethical code accepted in society are imperative in every person. Having a sense of justice without biases or prejudices as a hindrance are contributing factors in a satisfactory juror. In my opinion‚ bigotry is unacceptable; however‚ I do find an unwavering determination admirable. Being able to affirm what one personally believes in should always be looked upon no matter what the reasons
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As a play portraying the deliberations of a jury in a murder trial‚ Twelve Angry Men is naturally concerned with the idea of justice. Yet the play does not represent either the American criminal justice system or the abstract concept of justice as simple or clear. A simple representation of the criminal justice system might be named Twelve Serious Men‚ and portray those men as diligently‚ rationally‚ and single-mindedly going through the evidence until they uncover the facts that reveal what actually
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12 Angry Men The plot of 12 Angry Men revolves around the murder trail of a Latino boy who is accused of killing his father. The conviction of the boy would mean a death sentence and the destiny of the boy’s life is in the hands of twelve male jurors of ranging personalities. The case seems open and shut with a murder weapon and several witnesses to place the boy at the scene of the crime. For eleven of the jurors the decision is apparent that the boy is guilty but for one juror‚ Mr. Davis (Henry
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The scene starts off in a New York City Court of law jury room. There’s an empty jury room and a judge is giving a set of final instructions to the Jurors. We learn that this is a murder case and that if found guilty‚ he would be sentenced to death penalty. After these instructions‚ the Jurors enter. All the Jurors presume the obvious guilt of the defendant‚ whom we learn has been accused of killing his father. Eventually‚ the twelve sit down and a vote is taken. All of the Jurors vote “guilty”
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fact that it was a black tennager who lived in the slums committing the crime. First off‚ juror number eight showed heroism by standing up against the group. The facts were laid out and by just glancing at them like the other jurors did a guilty verdict would have been decided. But number eight instead of just agreeing with the other he choose to look of the facts again and really look into what happened. In the 1960’s segregation and racism was a hot topic and very popular. All of the jurors for
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Trials and Verdicts Brandy Bledsoe May 31‚ 2015 CRJ 100 Week 8 Assignment 2 Professor Jamie Smith Trials and Verdicts The constitution is the basis of all criminal law as well as trials and their verdicts. The constitution and the state and federal court systems have been in effect since the nineteenth century. Each and every court case has their own unique processes related to the different courts and how the case made it to any specific one‚ taking a plea bargain as an alternative
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To convict someone of a crime‚ you cannot have any doubt at all that they are not guilty. To convict someone guilty beyond reasonable doubt is very sensitive‚ especially in murder cases. It effected the verdict in the movie because most of the men was just sure the subject was guilty of killing his father until talking about it. After discussing the trial most of the jury had reason to believe the evidence could be doubted. The judge made it very clear to
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becomes your duty to separate the facts from the fancy’. (Judge) ‘I urge you to deliberate honestly and thoughtfully’. (Judge) ‘If‚ however‚ there is no reasonable doubt –then you must‚ in good conscience‚ find the accused guilty’. (Judge) ‘Your verdict must be unanimous’. (Judge) P3. ‘..Even when the case is as obvious as this one. I mean‚ did you ever hear so much talk about nothing?’ (Juror 3) ‘Everybody deserves a fair trial. Sometimes I think we’d be better off if we took these tough kids
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Karim Zaky 1 Mrs. Lambert English II 12/20/2012 Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose explored the theme ‘Power of persuasion’ through jurors’ # Three‚ Eight‚ and Nine. The play is inspired by Reginald Rose’s own experience of jury duty on a manslaughter case in New York City. Reginald Rose was born in New York City on December 10‚ 1920 and he worked at a series of odd jobs‚ including a receiving clerk‚ window cleaner‚ and camp counselor He served in the U.S. Army in World War II‚ completing
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the men‚ and go home. Similarly in the courtroom‚ another moral dilemma arose: this time within the jury. Once more‚ a group of twelve men came with an intent of charging Tom Robinson guilty. No where did it say the bias jury initially had a guilty verdict in mind‚ but with the attitude towards blacks in Maycomb County‚ Lee made it bluntly obvious that they had no intention of pronouncing Tom innocent. In the book Atticus made it very clear‚ "In our courts‚ when it’s a white man’s word against a black
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