Jury Nullification Vanessa Oregel GA12BCJ04 6/12/13 Barry Brooks Jury Nullification Jury nullification can be defined as a jury who believes the defendant is guilty of the charges. Jury nullification occurs when a criminal trial jury refuses to convict a defendant despite proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law is unjust or is being unjustly applied. According to the studies 3 to 4 percent of jury criminal trials involve jury nullification. There is no way to prevent jury nullification
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Even though most people believe that the jury system is a necessity to having a fair trial‚ I believe the exact opposite. I believe that the jury is made up of 12 people that have no clue what they are even doing there. Ben Shapiro‚ a writer from The Patriot Post once wrote‚” The problem with juries is that they are generally composed of the 12 people stupid enough to get out of jury duty.” I say that if we want to keep the jury system around‚ we have to make improvement to it. We need to educate
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effect of video evidence on jury judgment of intentionality‚ the degree of which the harm caused was deliberate and premeditated‚ in criminal cases. Caruso et al. hypothesized that viewing a video in slow motion increases the perceived level of intent. After conducting four different studies‚ each with different variables‚ their results showed that slow motion footage perceives more intentionality in comparison to normal speed. This study suggests that providing the jury the opportunity to view video
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Jury • A group of citizens sworn to hear testimony and evidence at a trial and decide if the defendant is guilty or not of committing the crime(s) Trial by Jury • The fate of the accused is determined by peers How is a jury selected? • Through a process called empanelling: A list of jurors is created from a list of people living in the area where the court is located 1. 75-100 names from the list are randomly picked 2. These people are summoned to appear in court by notice from the sheriff
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Furthermore‚ while members of the jury are instructed to ignore and avoid any publicity or outside news about the trial‚ a case so large and so public would be impossible for the jurors to avoid and‚ therefore‚ stay impartial. In normal cases‚ jurors are asked to stay away from the media and to avoid anything outside of the information that they are given that could sway their vote. However‚ as previously stated‚ in a case with so much public attention‚ it is nearly impossible to prevent jurors
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Bias in new media “The biases the media has are bigger than conservative or liberal. They’re about getting ratings‚ about making money‚ about doing stories that are easy to cover.” This may seem like a trite saying but it holds an enormous amount of truth. As viewers we trust what reporters write in the newspaper‚ and say on television and radio stations. We expect them to report the truth. However‚ current media outlets distort stories and certain news reports are getting too much attention
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“Because we often think of bias as a function of overt acts of bigotry‚ we can sometimes remain blind to the invisible structures‚ systems‚ and behaviors that bestow and reinforce that power and privilege on a daily basis” (Ross‚ 2014‚ pg. 92‚ para. 2). When I first began my graduate work at GSSW‚ I would have defended my belief that I was un-biased. I would have proudly provided reasons why I was not biased‚ and I would relish in examples of how my lack of bias and ability to set aside my values
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the jury system in the criminal trial Juries exists in the criminal trial to listen to the case presented to them and‚ as a third‚ non-bias party‚ decide beyond reasonable doubt if the accused is guilty. For the use of a trial by juror to be effective‚ no bias should exists in the jurors judgments‚ the jurors should understand clearly their role and key legal terms‚ and the jury system should represent the communities standards and views whilst upholding the rights
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Cognitive Bias When I think of cognitive bias‚ I think about people making assumptions about others base on either what they have heard from other people or something they have experienced themselves. In order to figure out what biases I have I had to ask my wife. After some discussion we came to the conclusion that I have a couple of biases. The two that we came up with can be very controversial‚ religion and race. I wouldn’t say that I’m a religious freak or that I’m racist‚ I just have my own
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Social Bias Paper Social biases are considered a problem in society due to one group looking down on another person or group because that group feels they are better than the other. The social influence that some groups have can generate common biases. Social biases can be very damaging and can hinder interaction between people (Fiske‚ 2010). According to Fiske (2010)‚ “Just as aggression research reveals the basic social psychology of processes that can prove deadly‚ the research on bias reveals
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