his father’s death. An initial vote was cast‚ where eleven men voted guilty and one juror voted not guilty. Ultimately‚ the jury decided that he was not guilty after deliberations. The twelve-person jury must decide if the boy is guilty or is there reasonable doubt to believe that he is not guilty. The jury must vote on guilty or not guilty. If there are disagreements‚ the jury must debate until they reach to a consensus. Juror ten was a cold and racist man‚ who was vehemently against those who
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you’re taking on a powerful and organized establishment you have to be a hierarchy” (237). The group must create a thorough plan with objectives for each individual participating in order for all aspects to be controlled. In the essay‚ “Committees‚ Juries‚ and Teams”‚ James Surowiecki claims‚ “One of the real dangers that small groups face is emphasizing consensus over dissent” (476). Often groups feel the need to agree on their points of view. In each strong group‚ a “devil’s advocate” is an important
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In the early 1980’s in a small Podunk town of Ada‚ Oklahoma‚ a young woman named Debra Sue Carter‚ was savagely raped and killed in her own apartment after work at the local cocktail bar. Quickly‚ the town drunk was arrested in relation to the rape and murder with nothing more than a single “eyewitness” that placed him at the woman’s job that night. Many regulars to the bar said that “they would know if Ron Williamson was at the Coach Light and he wasn’t there.” They‚ in fact‚ named another man:
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criminal courts within the English legal system. The most influential lay people are the Lay Magistrates and the Jury who have important roles with the legal system. Magistrates usually deal with most cases that are heard within the criminal system. They are the decision makers as to guilt or innocence making 97-99% of all cases while on the other hand 1% of cases are heard with a jury present. This shows us that those that are not legally qualified make most decisions regarding the criminal justice
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Casey Anthony case‚ each side used circumstantial evidence to prove that their story was accurate‚ and it gave them more room to use evidence as justification to their story. Not having any direct evidence did not give any facts for the judge and the jury to lean on. Not only is it important to have good quality and quantity of evidence (burden of production)‚ but also it is important to use it persuasively (burden of persuasion). The burden of production cannot stand on itself to prove someone’s guilt
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Robert E. Lee‚ the defense faces numerous societal injustices‚ which is why they never had a chance to win the case. One example of the town’s bias is presented through the town’s love for Matthew Harrison Brady. A second example is the extreme conformist and pious attitude of the town’s people. The last instance is the narrow-mindedness of the judge and the jury‚ which resulted in an unfair trial. In conclusion‚ the defense suffered through many unfair circumstances throughout the drama "Inherit the
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Year 12 Legal Studies Crime Portfolio Crime: The Criminal Trial Process 1. Describe the role of the courts in the Criminal Justice Process: (300 – 400 Words) Once a formal charge has been laid against a person‚ a hearing or trial of the accused will need to take place in an appropriate court. There are many courts that have jurisdiction to hear criminal offences. The right court for the matter to be heard will depend on a number of issues this includes: The seriousness of the matter‚ in particular
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murder in the Supreme Court of Victoria. O’Bryan J trial judge. The defence argued provocation. An appeal was put before the Court of Criminal Appeal Victoria. Reason for the appeal was that the judge had failed to mention provocation to the jury regarding the second stage of the incident. That this failure was a miscarriage of justice. Crockett‚ Marks & Ormiston JJ – Court of Criminal Appeal. Crockett & Marks JJ agreed with the O’Bryan J decision. Ormiston J believed that provocation
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In to Kill a Mocking Bird Tom Robinson is accused of a crime he did not commit. Appointed to defend Tom in court Atticus is uses all of his abilities and tries to convince the court to vote Tom innocent. Attempting to convince that Tom is innocent not raping Mayella he uses ethical‚ logical‚ and emotional appeal to protect him in Atticus’s closing argument. As Atticus is defending Tom he uses ethical appeal to bring out their reasoning of right and wrong. When defending Tom he listens to what
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After six days of trial‚ now the jury needs to decide whether this eighteen-year-old boy is the murderer of his father. It is a hot afternoon‚ and 12 men are locked in the jury room to discuss the case. In the first vote‚ 11 men think the boy is guilty; only one doesn’t vote guilty simply because he thinks it is too soon to make this decision. The other men get angry about his words and try to show the evidence to persuade him: the noise heard by the old man living under stairs‚ the crime motive
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