Jury nullification

Title and Citation: Fry V. Napoleon Community School District Topic: A school district denying the student the right to have a service dog attend school. Level or Type of Court: Supreme Court- Oct 2016 Facts of the Case: A student with cerebral palsy obtained a service dog with the doctor’s approval to help her live as independent as possible. The service dog was hypo-allergenic and was to stay out of the way when not needed. The Community School District of Napoleon refused to allow the…

Jed and Jane robbed a bank in Washington, D.C. For this crime they can be charged in either the State District Court in Washington, D.C. or a U.S. District Court. The primary role of the Federal Court is to hear cases that have violated Federal Statutes that are either criminal or civil in nature. Civil cases make up the majority of the Federal Court docket with lawsuits involving the U.S. Government. Federal Courts have the jurisdiction to hear cases of bank robberies as well as the State…

Brecht v. Abrahamson, 113 S.Ct. at 1722 (1993). In Brecht, great weight was given to the inconsistent and unconvincing testimony of witnesses in finding that other factors, besides the error, led the jury to convict. Id. Similarly, the testimony of Brittany and Petitioner’s other witnesses were unconvincing and inconsistent. Brittany’s testimony in particular was drawn into question when she was unable to adequately describe even the most basic aspects…

R. v. MacIsaac, 2015 ONCA 587 Her Majesty the Queen (R.) and Gordon MacIsaac (Apl.) FACTS The appellant (Apl.) and the complainant (Compl.) were both members of senior men’s “no-contact” hockey league, but belonged to different teams. On the day in question, these teams were facing off against each other with the Compl.’s team was up 2 points with less than a minute left in the game. The two players collided which resulted in the Compl. Being knocked to the ground and suffering several injuries…

well as the un-cooperation between the jurors. The film also explores the wanton destruction of life that the jury room presents, as well as how easy it is to accuse someone erroneously. Thus,12 Angry Men critiques the legal system by exposing the shortcomings of the jurors themselves. During the course of the film, 12 Angry Men presents the common use of stereotyping and racism. Having a jury of 12 white, middle aged men meant that a broader…

After breaking down and analyze the plea bargain offer that was given to U.S Attorney Thomas Marks by defendant number 2 lawyer using the virtue approach I was able to conclude whether or not the plea bargain should be accepted. The proper way to apply the virtue theory is to ask yourself a set of questions that will help guide you on what's the right decision, especially when it comes to ethical dilemmas. Is Mark faced with an ethical dilemma? Mark is faced with the ethical dilemma of whether…

THE BACKGROUND The motion picture 12 angry men was put on air on 29 July 1957.The field of motion picture was performance and inscrutability. The manager who directed this motion picture was Sidney Lumet. This motion picture was a story of in relation to a young man who according to the grapevine brought into being blameworthy and accountable of executing a murder of his own member of the clergy that is his father. That boy was of eighteen years of age, that is a teenager, who belonged slum…

THE CASE On a rainy Thursday evening, as Mr. Pramod Kumar, the AGM-Industrial Relations-TATA Motors, was sipping his cup of tea, he had some unexpected visitors. A five-minute meeting with the visitors turned Mr. Kumar’s day on its head. Ramdas Soren, the local MLA of JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) in 2013 along with Santosh, the leader of the contract labour union in TATA Motors affiliated to JMM threatened to go on an indefinite strike if their demands remained unmet. Considering the seriousness…

Imagine mixing a hot room and a jury full of very different people. It can be thought that the outcome is not the most civilized, and neither are the people. The book Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose is a great example of this. And out of all jurors, the 7th is particularly interesting. Throughout the play, different factors influence a lot about what his decision is, and how he starts to act around the rest of the jury. The things he does impact the story, and reveal some interesting things…

Hillsboro. Days later, Drummond, Brady, Davenport, and the judge meet together to conduct a jury selection. They 2accepts an illiterate jury member, Mr.…