Jury nullification

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…

trail for the murder of his father. The 12 jury members are given the job to determine whether the boy is guilty or not. In the following paragraphs all the personality traits of the 12 jury members will be analyzed and also when , which jury member used which thinking hat will be discussed in detail. PERSONALITY ASSISMENT JUROR 1 (DEEPAK KEJRIWAL) Deepak Kejriwal was the co-ordinator. His work was to maintain a peaceful and healthy discussion in the jury room. In most part of the movie…

The movie 12 Angry Men the 1957 version directed by Sydney Lumet is a black and white film about twelve men from different backgrounds who are on the same jury, they must decide if a young man is guilty of an act of murder committed upon his father. If found guilty the boy will be put in the electric chair until death, if found innocent, he is set free The juror, I will be looking at is juror number four and how he had a large impact on how new evidence was brought to light and how the evidence…

When an individual is a part of a jury, one of the rules is they do not speak about the case outside of court. Though it wasn’t shown specifically in this film, this is a norm of a typical jury. Another norm was smoking. During the meeting, many of the jurors lit up a cigarette while deciding what to do regarding the verdict. It was very normal in that day and age…

What questions about knowledge does the movie “12 Angry Men” raise? Sidney Lumet’s American drama “12 Angry Men”, reveals the story of twelve members of a jury discussing the guilt or innocence of an eighteen year old boy who is accused of murder. Twelve jurors have to decided if the evidences that was presented in the courtroom is enough to convict the teen of murder of his own father and if so, the mandatory sentence for the young man will be a death penalty. Agreement on guilt or innocence…

is the critically acclaimed film, 12 Angry Men, directed by Sidney Lumet based on the screenplay of the same title by Reginald Rose. Just as the film title suggests, an ensemble of 12 diverse men who are jurors for a murder trial are confined to a jury room until a unanimous decision is made. Behind their decision lies the fate of the young man being accused of murdering his father, who…

in murder. All 11 of the jurors believe that the boy committed the murder either by conviction or by looking at others. The 8th Juror, Henry Fonda, with a reasonable doubt about the boy committing the murder sets the focus for the discussion in the Jury room. He portrays openness in his thought as he does not want to send a boy to die, without talking and confirming it with reasonable certainty. He also shows determination and patience to look beyond the testimonies of all the witnesses. The…

I learned that the jury has to has almost no doubt in the case of a murder trial to make a verdict, thus all members have to agree. A second lesson I learned is that the jury is chosen at random in the idea that in most cases the jurors have no prior knowledge to the case. In addition the importance of the 12 member jury was clearly reflected in this movie to show how importance of the unanimity. One of the main issues involved in this movie is the idea of an all male jury although this has…

how to get them back. My main concern is you-the law abiding person. I want to keep you safe and free.” (pg.19) So, the most important key issues discussed in his book “Let’s Get Free” is: mass incarceration, criminalization of drug offenders, and jury duty. The first issue Butler arguing is about mass incarceration. Because today, the United States has the worse rate of incarceration in the world; which is the largest rate of 2.3 million people in the prison.(pg.25) And every year more people…

“Trial by Jury Should Be Abolished.” Christie Davies delivers the strongly opinionated purpose of her essay immediately in the title. The author believes that no institution would last if its decisions were made by a jury. She supports this belief by saying that jurors are not actually randomly selected and that jurors make wrong decisions. She also thinks that judge and jury should switch places. The author makes these claims without much factual support to back them up. While the essay may…