The principle of "innocent until proven guilty" should not be taken lightly. "Presumption of innocence" means to stress that the prosecution has the duty to prove each charge of the illegal/unlawful act beyond a reasonable doubt and that the accused bears no burden of proof. However‚ the notion of being innocent until proven guilty is not a right granted by the Constitution but is a part of common law. Ultimately common law uses former courts cases to make its determinations in regards to innocence
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Presumed Innocent until proven Guilty More than 20 years ago‚ Troy Davis‚ an African-American man from Georgia‚ was convicted of shooting and killing a police officer and was sentenced to death. Several years later‚ seven out of nine eyewitnesses completely revoked their stories. There was a clear lack of evidence that had proven him of his innocence‚ and therefore he was linked to the crime out of pure assumption. His legal team argued that he was just in the “wrong place at the wrong time” but
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knife)” (562). This is very significant in persuading the jurors for the simple reason that Juror 8’s switch knife is exactly the same as the switch knife used in the murder; the same switch knife that is supposed to be “one-of-a-kind.” But it is now proven by this that anyone could have a knife like that‚ not just the accused young man. This situation starts to persuade the jurors that the acussed young man may not have killed his father‚ but rather someone else with the same knife. The second major
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Twelve Angry Men is a movie about a young boy on trial for murdering his father. If the boy is found guilty‚ he will be sentenced to death. The jury men are very aware of this fact‚ most are perfectly fine with sending this boy to die as one man searches for the empathy of his jury peers. One by one the jury begins to sway toward the not guilty plea‚ as every fact thrown into conversation gets disproved. Now‚ one lone juror faces not the pressure of his peers but the pressure of his emotional attachment
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Our world is full of exciting life changing events that affect people daily. However‚ some of the current events that are occurring in our society are the opposite of exciting and are life changing in more negative ways. With all of the problems that are society experiences every day‚ based on race‚ class‚ and gender we are leaning towards ways in which we can learn more about the issues occurring to help prevent them from happening again. With the help of Twelve Angry Men‚ A Time to Kill‚ and the
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Innocent until proven guilty means any person on trial is innocence until there is evidence to prove other wise.Most of American society feels that many people are quick to judge and are careless.I feel that every court trial is fair.However‚I agree that a person is innocent until proven guilty Though some people may disagree because of their own personal reasons and prejudice feelings towards the case.One reason why a person should be innocent until proven guilty is because not all witnesses testify
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It’s the hottest day of the year in New York City‚ and 12 clammy men‚ who were put on a jury‚ are locked into a room‚ where the fan doesn’t work and the windows stick‚ to discuss the case of an 18 year old accused of murder. In the opening scene‚ the judge states that is it a first degree murder and if found guilty the teenager will receive the death penalty. The 18 year old is accused of killing his father with a “one of a kind” switch blade. The 12 jurors must decide if there is enough evidence
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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 jury. Factors such as‚ less than ideal observation‚ shortness of period of observation‚ and personal biases all prove that eyewitnesses can be very unreliable The woman says she witnessed the stabbing through the last 2 cars of the el
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against you‚ and you have a “good “ attorney that will get off! This level of level of ignorance displayed by our justice system is shameful and unacceptable. Our nation has laws based on reason‚ and our system’s bedrock principle is innocent until proven guilty. It’s a shame those principals weren’t used here. The American Judicial system has a set of rules passed by congress and approved by judges nationwide that establishes‚ in detail‚ how trials should be managed and what evidence may go to
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slums; he is criticized because of where he lives. * Juror # 8 and Atticus both use evidence and facts to prove their point. They use logos. * In both the book and the play‚ a life is at stake. The defendant would be put in the chair if proven guilty. * You never find out if the defendant is truly innocent or guilty. You only find out what the jury decides. * The words of witnesses are doubtful. * Differences: * Atticus lost the trial‚ but juror # 8 convinced
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