Verdict

murder of his father. A guilty verdict by the jury would result in a death sentence for the accused. The jurors decided to take a vote; all but the protagonist voted that the boy was guilty. The protagonist felt that a death sentence should not be awarded to a person unless proper evidence is sought against him. He feels that the boy may be guilty but wants the case for defense to be presented clearly which may indeed give the boy the benefit of doubt. Since the verdict was not unanimous, they…

In Twelve Angry Men race is a factor. Use evidence for other biases the jurors must overcome. Ans. Racism is a factor in the Twelve Angry Men, they also use the principal of confirmation bias, which is the tendency for people to consciously or unconsciously seek out information that conforms to their pre-existing view points, and subsequently ignore information that goes against them both positive and negative. Several of the jurors expected that the boy was guilty It was obvious from the…

As for NO.8 he still stuck to not guilty, but he requested “I want to call for a vote. I want eleven men to vote by secret ballot. I’ll abstain. If there are still eleven votes for guilty, I won’t stand alone. We’ll take in a guilty verdict right now.” This was really dumb of him because he shouldn’t allow them to change his mind. Because even if they would have voted eleven to one again of the boy wasn’t guilty it would have looked bad on him for not supporting…

A jury consists of 12 members of the public chosen to determine what they believe is the truth in a trail. The jury system is not an adequate means for the legal system to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused person. The film, “12 Angry Men” exemplifies why a jury system is simply unfair to the jurors and defendant in multiple ways. It shows the jurors’ frustration towards the disturbance of their personal schedules, their level of concern for the case, and how their opinions are…

A man is innocent until proven guilty. In the play Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose a young man is accused of first-degree murder for the killing of his father. The young man is only sixteen years old. He grew up in a slum his whole life, lost his mother at a young age, and has been beaten majority of his life by his father. If found guilty of murder, he will be sentenced to the death penalty. All evidence directs the boy to the electric chair. Therefore, the defendant in Twelve Angry Men is…

film 12 Angry Men, revolving around the verdict of a murder case and the 12 jurors charged with making the decision. The jury is comprised of middle aged men or older from various occupations, cultures, and backgrounds. One particular juror is the only member of the jury willing to avoid a snap decision that is pressured by the remaining jurors to get out early. He leads the discussion amongst the other jurors playing devil’s advocate to their guilty verdicts. As the events progress each point…

The article, Minority Matters: 12 Angry Men as a Case Study of a Successful Negotiation, by Eirini Flouri and Yiannis Fitsakis, meticulously analyses multiple strategies and angles taken by juror 8 in the film 12 Angry Men. The article examines what factors contributed to juror 8’s success and the ever changing tactics juror 8 uses to gain supporters for his cause. The negotiation is held to decide the fate of an eighteen year old minority, which allegedly murdered his father. The elements…

Which would be more important when it comes to making decisions, the facts or personal experience? What effect does it have on the outcome? In Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, twelve different members of the jury must make their decision on whether the defendant, who was accused of murdering his father should be guilty or not guilty. While discussing elements of the case, a few jurors speak based off of personal experience. Conflict and more characterization about the juror is the result.…

Movie Review Originally written as a screenplay by Reginald Rose, and now considered a cinematic classic, Twelve Angry Men chronicles the story of twelve jurors who must come together to deliberate the guilt, and ultimately determine the fate of an eighteen-year-old boy on trial for the murder of his father. In particular, the movie focuses on one dissenting juror, Juror 8, who initially appears to be the sole person not absolutely convinced of the boy’s guilt, and follows his journey of…

The movie, 12 Angry Men is about twelve white men deciding the jail sentence of an 18-year old boy who has allegedly committed murder by killing his father. If the men do decide the boy is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt then the boy will be sent to an electric chair for a death sentence. In the very few scenes of the movie all the jurors are summoned into one room and standing towards the door. Juror number 1, also known as the foreman is the leader of the deliberation. He tells everyone to…