Jury trial

UNDER THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE Ms. Marcelin, while exiting the witness stand, but still in the courtroom and within plain sight of the jury, purposefully waved and smiled at Mr. Tulin. Mr. Tulin, through counsel, brought this fact to the court’s attention; however, the court precluded counsel from making any references to or arguments from this action to the jury. Tr. pp. 190:20 – 192:8; 416:25 – 420:21. Mr. Tulin respectfully submits that this ruling constituted prejudicial error in…

Arguments and evidence presented by the prosecution as well as both the council for Ponder and the council for Yilma allowed for the majority of the truth of the case to be put before the jury, and resulted in justice in Ponder’s case, but not in Yilma’s. The prosecution team’s preparation of evidence allowed for the truth regarding the murder charge to come out, however, we did not present enough to convict either defendant of robbery because of the lack of physical evidence that would suggest…

before and after the trial, but I’m focusing on the steps during the trial. The criminal trial process can be quite lengthy and costly. In fact, the longest criminal and most expensive trial in US history spanned seven years and cost around $15 million (McMartin preschool trial of 1980). During those seven years (and the present) there were multiple stages. The stages during a trial are; opening statements, presenting evidence, closing arguments, jury instructions, and jury deliberation.…

Psychology in Trial Consulting The controversial trial of OJ Simpson has undoubtedly been a great contributor to the increased popularity of the trial consulting in high-profile and high-stake cases. During the trial, a consultant named Jo-Ellan Dimitrius with a PhD in criminology picked the jury who found OJ Simpson not guilty. Trial consultants have been involved in numerous well known high-profile cases such as those of Kobe Bryant’s and Scott Paterson’s (McDermott, 2004). Many trial…

The film 12 Angry Men is a dramatization of twelve men that serve as a jury in a trial for a teenage boy accused of murdering his father. The film explores the complications that may cloud the judgment of everyday men as they deliberate the guilt or exoneration of the defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. The decision must be unanimous for a guilty verdict will result in a mandatory death sentence. The jury of twelve is tasked with the ethical responsibility of patiently reviewing the…

before the trial even takes place the arrest must be legal. For the arrest to be legal there must not be an unreasonable search and seizure. There must have been a legally obtained search warrant or probable cause of arrest. Once arrested, the officer must state the Miranda rights (The right to counsel and remain silent). Furthermore, once put in front of the court the Grand Jury must weigh evidence to determine the amount of bail making sure it is not excessive. Additionally, the trial must…

Jury Selection jury is made up of (typically but not always) 12 jurors, also there are some on standby. Potential jurors are ordered to the court, and have already gone through the first part of pooling. The jurors also will fill out a test which was made in advance, and has questions submitted by both sides of the case. They use this test, in order to gauge how a juror will feel and vote. Both of the sides in a case can excuse any juror (with reason), also each has a number of peremptory…

evidence they have to prove their client to be not guilty. The article, Rhetoric and result in the Bobby Seale Trial, offers an explanation for why lawyers focus so much on creating a story for their clients, a phenomenon that is featured in the TV episode. The author asserts that the lawyers’ role in the judicial system is that they polish the accounts of their clients’ side to appeal the jury in order to win. “My job was, and is, to help clients formulate the most persuasive story from the…

the verdicts given by the jury is categorised as a success. The jury in the UK is famous for its perverse decisions. A perverse verdict is the verdict that is entirely against the weight of the evidence or contrary to the judge 's path on a question of law. These kinds of decisions are so contrary to the precedents of law that new trials are usually being carried out. The reason which provided a route for the occurrence of perverse verdicts is the entitlement of the jury to return a verdict…

treated as one. First, the process by which Daphne was identified; she argues that she was a suspect in the eyes of Gardai McKay up until Mark identified her, and evidence of the informal identification should not have gone to the jury. Second, the trial judge's charge to the jury about informal identification process was inadequate. Both of these grounds focus on the informal identification process. The precedent case for these issues is The People (DPP) v. Beroket Mekonnen. In my opinion,…