dilemma long before hearing the facts of the case. Given his past experiences‚ he would feel more inclined to vote guilty as to punish and make an example of this boy so that other kids would think twice. In this case if the jury decided on a guilty verdict‚ the defendant would be put to death. People might make rash decisions based on emotional ties to certain subjects. For some it might be a moral dilemma‚ like Juror #8‚ or past experience with a similar situation‚ like Juror #3. Juror #3 even mentions
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Gilmer did some more talkin’‚ and Judge Taylor charged the jury.” “How was he?” I asked. “What say? Oh‚ he did right well. I ain’t complainin’ one bit - he was mighty fair-minded. He sorta said if you believe this‚ then you’ll have to return one verdict‚ but if you believe this‚ you’ll have to return another one. I thought he was leanin’ a little to our side.” Reverend Skyes scratched his head. I was glad to hear this and it let me have some relief‚ but I still said‚ “He’s not supposed to lean‚
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Kevin Faucher & Joel Lai Mr. Gordon CLU3M1 April 25‚ 2013 12 Angry Men In the film Twelve Angry Men‚ all jury members discussed the evidence of a boy’s murder trial. It seems as though it should be an easy‚ unanimous vote for guilty however after hours of analyzing and discussing the evidence it comes down to the most powerful evidence; the eye witnesses. How reliable really were the eye witnesses to the boy’s murder? The most convincing testimonies do not always add up as proven by this
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TWELVE ANGRY MEN A three act play written by Reginald Rose’s. Twelve angry men is a dramatic story of a difficult jury just trying to reach a verdict. Most of the jury are thinking not guilty but the few jurors are hung on guilty with a few important pieces of evidence and clues it goes back and forth through the whole book. When the majority of the jury gets the few to change their mind the truth of being not guilty or guilty never is revealed. Act One explains the layout of twelve angry men. This
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views. Eight a caring man‚ who wishes to talk about why the other jurors think that the boy is guilty‚ clashes with Three‚ a sadistic man who would pull the swith himselfto end the boys life. Accroding to Rose‚ several elements can infulence a jury’s verdict‚ such as the emotional make-up of individual jurors. Many elements can change a jurors decision. Juror Three‚ who is convincd that the boy is guilty‚ is allied with Four who is eventually convicedEights showing of how the two testimonies given by
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begins with an eighteen year old boy from the ghetto who is on trial for the murder of his abusive father. A jury of twelve men is locked in the deliberation room to decide the fate of the young boy. All evidence is against the boy and a guilty verdict would send him to die in the electric chair. The judge informs the jurors that they are faced with a grave decision and that the court would not entertain any acts of mercy for the boy if found guilty. The mood is apparent at first when the majority
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to assume the responsibility and challenge the assumed (198). He is also seen as a leader of the group through the honesty and integrity he displayed by “acting in accordance with solid moral principles” (41) as well as a drive to reach an honest verdict by convincing the group to look at all the possibilities despite the obvious and assumed. Juror 3 would best be classified as an alienated follower as his prejudice against the defendant clouds his judgment‚ placing a bias on why he thinks the boy
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is a twisting story where a son is accussed of stabbing his father to death. Twelve strangers are told to listen to this court case and are then stuck in a small‚ hot room where they are told to decide on a verdict‚ whether or not the kid lives or dies. The jury finally decides on the verdict of : Not Guilty. Three major facts that influence the juries agreement that the accussed is not guilty include doubts of the murder weapon‚ doubts of the old man’s testimony‚ and doubts of the lady across the
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Guilty or Not Guilty 8 million people a year serve jury duty. Choosing 12 individuals to make a life or death decision can be dangerous because people dread jury duty‚ people are biased‚ and some people lack more intelligence than others. Reginald Rose demonstrated this in his play Twelve Angry Men he wrote for television. Viewers saw these dangers expressed through the characters in the play. Many people dislike receiving an envelope saying they have to serve jury duty. People not liking
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“12 Angry Men” The movie “12 Angry Men” takes place in a room within a courthouse where 12 men that have been selected for jury duty must decide the fate of a murder suspect. The group of men is made up of a diverse ethnic and social background which plays an important part in their decisions throughout the movie. In regards to Tuckman’s stages‚ the group introduce themselves to each other while acknowledging their purpose as jurors. After a lengthy trial they are finally able to talk openly
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