prosecute the offenders. When there is a trial‚ a selective number of individuals are called before the court known as the jury. It is not only the right and duty of juries to judge the facts‚ but also what is the law. To ultimately determine a verdict‚ the jury must take all information into consideration plus the moral intent of the accused In the legal justice system of the United States‚ there are many perks or benefits such as being in the jury‚ or what I call the lucky 12. For example‚ being
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activists of unlawful assembly. The trial judge would not accept the ‘not guilty’ verdict and ordered the jurors to resume their deliberations without food or drink. When the jurors persisted in their refusal to convict‚ the court fined them and committed them to prison until the fines were paid. On appeal‚ the Court of Common Pleas ordered the release of the jurors holding that jurors could not be punished for their verdict - This established that the jury were the sole arbiters of fact and the judge
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Stages of Civil and Criminal Proceedings 1. List and briefly explain each of the major stages of a civil proceeding‚ including starting the case and pretrial‚ trial‚ and post-trial activities. A civil case starts out with pleadings. A lawyer files paperwork with the clerk of courts for his/ her client. This paperwork states that the client was injured in some way‚ either by the person or the unlawful act that was committed. After the pleadings the case then goes to the pretrial
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United States of America and the main factors that contribute to this growth. Chammah predominantly traces the growth to the unpredictability regarding the length and verdict of a trial. Many death penalty cases remain intact for a long time before a decision is finally reached‚ and sometimes‚ even once a guilty verdict is reached‚ a verdict of capital punishment can be reversed. When an appeals court reverses a death sentence the county faces the cost of an entire additional trial and another round of
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sound mind and 4) has a sufficient knowledge of both the language of English and Chinese. All these qualifications listed are ensure the juries have their ability to make the most appropriate verdict maturely and reasonably. To further assure the fairness‚ a jury usually comprises seven people and the verdict has to be reached by a majority of not less than five jurors (Jury Ordinance s.24). Apart from Hong Kong‚ jury trail is also used in many countries‚ like United Kingdom‚ United States‚ Russia
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Communication in the courtroom Peggy S. Torres Western International University CRB-360-3722-Communication Criminal Justice-03/2010 Professor Raymond November April 5‚ 2010 Communication in the courtroom Introduction Communication influences the way people perceive one another and how facts are interpreted. Information given and received is dependant on how successful the communication is conveyed. Communication in a courtroom involves several participants‚ similar to a theatrical
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Once the jury retire to the jury room to consider their verdict‚ the jurors are prohibited from communicating with anyone apart from the judge or an assigned court official. This goes on until the verdict has been delivered. Under s.8 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981‚ they are also forbidden from revealing information gathered during their deliberations. A breach of this section would amount to a criminal offence. It is argued that jury secrecy ensures freedom of discussion in the jury room‚ protects
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bad effect on this country is inevitable. Racism has had a bad effect on this country. Incidents like the Rodney King beating and the O. J. Simpson verdict have practically split this country into two sides. " When white policemen routinely stop black people for traffic violations‚ they feel a deep resentment for the O. J. Simpson verdict and look for any reason to take out their anger on the unlucky black victim" ( Kennedy 72). The only solution to this problem is to eliminate racism.
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detector tests‚ eyewitness testimony‚ nonevidentiary influences‚ and the judges instructions. After the trial the jury goes into deliberation where there is leadership in the jury room‚ the dynamics of deliberation‚ jury size‚ and less than unanimous verdicts. After the jury deliberation is post trial which includes the sentencing process and the prison experience. Social Psychologists play a big role in our judiciary system today identifying problems and seeking
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For those who want an impartial‚ and fair verdict when determining an accused person’s innocence‚ than say ’hello’ to the jury system. The jury system‚ typically known as trial by jury‚ is a system in which a body of people make decisions based upon evidence and fact. The jurors remain impartial‚ and are not opinionated. However‚ there is currently a dilemma in the United States about whether people accused of a crime should face a trial by jury. Many people want to relinquish this right. This is
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