Equality of Justice‚ and Jury Nullification September 12‚ 2010 ADJ/255 Jon Gaskins * Under what circumstances does the author believe jurors should vote according to conscience rather than law? Does the Supreme Court approve or disapprove of this practice? Why? The author believes that under the circumstances of jury nullification is when the jurors should vote according to conscience rather than the instructions given by the judge‚ the law and the facts of the case. The author believes
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the concept of jury nullification as prior to this week i believed that the juries sole duty was only to determine whether or not a defendant was responsible for a certain crime and the sentencing was left to the judges. Due to this concept‚ i believe there are both strengths and weaknesses to the juries rational since this all depends on whether or not the jury sympathises with the defeat. the weakness would be that no matter how guilty a defendant if they are able to get the jury to believe they
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Paper 2 Group Dynamics is clearly one of the key elements in ’12 Angry Men’‚ seeing that the entire movie is based on group decision making. In order for decisions to be made within a team‚ the members must communicate with each other and successfully work together. The realities of work are an obvious theme from the very beginning. Conflict between team members is an important factor to the plot of the movie as discussions and arguments take place over the jury’s decision. The fact that one man’s
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together in a small jury room on a hot summer day. The jurors are forced to debate evidence presented in a case and carry out the task of deliberating on the guilt or innocence of a teenager accused of killing his father with a switchblade. This film dramatically illustrates how a group dynamic can influence what should be its members’ fair decision-making process. The members of the jury group must come to a unanimous and just verdict. After the group adjourns into the jury room to deliberate‚ a
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what determines a true leader. The movie tells a story of a jury composed of twelve members‚ who deliberate the guilt or acquittal of an 18-year old boy accused of stabbing his father to death. The stake is very high‚ as according to the law once the captive is pronounced guilty in an unanimous verdict‚ death sentence is mandatory. Human emotion and dialogue play a key factor in the movie. Almost every scene is set within the jury room and the adjoining bathroom. It amplifies the power of the
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sources of power and influence tactics in leadership. At the start‚ the Foreman of the Jury sits at the head of the table and assigns each juror a number. He is using a legitimate source of power because he holds the position title and serves as a formal authoritative figure for the jury. The Foreman also facilitates the initial voting and discussion on the reasons why each jury member felt that way. The jury was almost unanimous‚ with the exception of Juror #8 who won’t vote guilty. His leadership
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This paper will argue that when pride‚ jealousy‚ frustration and prejudice all emerge we see irrational and rational decision making methods. The assets of group is shown when juror#8 starts a different approach to evidence by showing the knife that was thought to be rare. It starts the process of participation in problem solving by other jury members who may have made up their mind or were just feeling conformity pressure. Greater sum of individual’s total information starts to helps jury make
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Throughout the film‚ there is seemingly more than one “leader” throughout the jury as according to Nick’s definition of a leader being that there were multiple influences and instances that persuaded the decisions of others. Initially the situation is composed of a biased and opinionated jury that is almost unanimously convinced the defendant is guilty. Throughout the scene‚ there is a slow but sure change of mind throughout the jury as the protagonist‚ Juror #8‚ successfully persuades the other jurors who
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Conflict There are three types of conflict are shown within the film Twelve Angry Men. Pseudo‚ simple‚ and ego are the three types of interpersonal conflict displayed by the twelve jurors. In the small group of twelve jurors‚ each member of the jury is involved in at least one of the three types of conflict. Beginning with juror number eight‚ the first man to vote not guilty in the case‚ he was the first to start a conflict. Davis‚ as he was identified at the end of the film‚ was the first
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conclusion of the movie. Even though it was not easy‚ the main objective of providing a fair and unanimous decision was accomplished at the end of the film. During the jury decision process‚ communication barriers were present. All of the members that were involved in the jury had different backgrounds and culture. Many of the juries expressed anger‚ frustration and stubbornness regarding their respective positions. These jurors frequently interrupted one another and proved to be very disrespectful
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