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Twelve Angry Men – Reginald Rose

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Accused: a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.

Plaintiff: a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

Beyond reasonable doubt: The standard that must be met by the prosecution's evidence in a criminal prosecution: that no other logical explanation can be derived from the facts except that the defendant committed the crime, thereby overcoming the presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty.

Suspect: have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

Exhibit: An exhibit, in a criminal prosecution or a civil trial, is physical or documentary evidence brought before the jury. The artifact or document itself is presented for the jury's inspection

court-appointed: Court appointments are the traditional positions within a royal, ducal, or noble household.

Prosecution: the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge

Premeditated homicide: Premeditated murder is the crime of wrongfully and intentionally causing the death of another human being (also known as murder) after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so, in order to either increase the likelihood of success, or to evade detection or apprehension.

Manslaughter: the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.

Defendant: an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.

Extenuating circumstances: extenuating circumstances. Circumstances that render conduct less serious and thereby serve to reduce the damages to be awarded or the punishment to be imposed.

Circumstantial evidence: Circumstantial evidence is evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact—like a fingerprint at the scene of a crime. By contrast, direct

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