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 jurors from outside influences and
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reason why a person should be innocent until proven guilty is because not all witnesses testify the truth or are not completely accurate.As seen in the film”Twelve Anger Men”.The testimony of the old man that lives in the same apartment building with the boy that’s on trail seems to be believable.The old man testified that he heard what
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selection. In many states they add the list of driver’s license and telephone directories to the juror pool which is how jurors get summons with a specific date and time. Other states add government list such as tax rolls and people who receive unemployment or food stamps however it is all random selection. Everyone has the right to trial and jurors are essential to this process. In order for a juror to get selected they must be citizens that are register to vote‚ are over the age of 18‚ they have
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throughout 12 Angry Men as Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) attempts to convince all of his peers that the child on trial for murdering his father is innocent. Juror #8 is originally outnumbered eleven to one but using his persuasive skills and rhetorical strategies he is able to woe the other jurors in his direction. During their time in the deliberation room not only Juror #8 uses rhetorical strategies but the rest of the jurors all participate in the action. Of all the rhetorical strategies used in 12 Angry Men
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12 Angry Men‚ a 1957 film directed by Sidney Lumet‚ based off of a teleplay by Reginald Rose‚ exemplifies various forms of human communication amongst a small group of men. After the court dispute‚ the jury had been announced to their destination. Twelve strongly expressive men accumulate into a small group in the court where they will all come to a consensus on whether a boy is to be charged guilty or innocent. The group of twelve men that gathered into this small room‚ all displayed unique and
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n the story right from the very beginning‚ all of the jurors were certain this 16-year-old kid had committed murder‚ but that changed. Doubt‚ inspired by Juror 8‚ caused them to not convict the young kid. In the very beginning of the play it is said‚ “Right. Ok‚ eleven to one - ‘guilty’ (11). This shows how certain people can feel‚ but it means nothing. The eleven other jurors soon saw reasons to doubt the evidence provided to them. People are reasonable enough to be willing to listen‚ and potentially
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From watching 12 Angry Men‚ it raises the question of what are the factors that influence the choices we make and the actions we take? 12 Angry Men was about a trial of an 18 year old boy who was accused murdering his father. He was accused of stabbing his father in the chest with a pocket knife. The judge commanded that the jury needs to come up with a decision as to whether or not the verdict (the boy) was guilty or not. If the jury pleaded guilty‚ the boy would face the death penalty. At first
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deal of courage to stand alone even if you believe in something very strongly” The courage to stand up in what you believe in manifests Reginald Rose’s masterpiece‚ 12 Angry Men. This play introduces the audience to twelve men of various upbringings and moral assets. These twelve men‚ all of which have found themselves in the predicament of jury duty. In this trial however these diverse men develop personal opinions on the edgy accusation of a son versus father murder case. While testimonies of the
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12 Angry Men: Boy Is Innocent Gentlemen of the jury‚ I would like to point out to you three pieces of evidence that prove this young boy is innocent. I would like to revewthe purchase of the knife‚ the old man hearing a yell‚ and the movie theater. The future of this young boy is in your hands now‚ make the right decision. Find him innocent. First off‚ the knife that was purchased the night of the murder. After fighting with his dad‚ he wanted to get away from his house. He lives in the
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Armon Newsome – Watson Mrs.Todd Freshman English 29 March 2013 12 Angry Men Prequel The story starts two days before the death of a mid-age man. The story starts on a raining Sunday night. A young boy named john is getting ready to go out with his friends but he was stop by his father at the front door. Father [As he comes down the stairs]: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU GOING!!!!! Boy: Out with my friends Father [Angrily]: Close the door right now and go back up those stairs and get ready for
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