Massie Trial

John Bunn was 14 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of murdering a correctional officer. He was wrongfully convicted with tainted evidence and due to this injustice lost 27 years of his life that he can never get back. In the story 12 Angry Men a young man is tried for murdering his father. If it were not for juror #8 bringing reasonable doubt into the conversation about whether the boy was guilty or else the boy could have ended up like John Bunn and have his life ruined for something…

Today, is the day where we get together in the court of justice.I as an judge is going to decide weather Michael is going to stay with his older siblings Darrel and Soda Pop or go to the county foster care.As an judge I most do whats best for Michael.I'll have the Division of Children and Family Services,police,and others here too listen and help me decide weather he should stay or go.Those people will have authority too talk and give me some reason why he should go or stay,and of course I can't…

Gentlemen of the jury, thank you for listening so intently to this trial. I know you care about our community, and that you will bring justice to the end of this sad story. Mr. Baumer is innocent. Recently Slade have passed away found frozen by the Deep Creek. That very day Slade was hauling a load to Mr.Baumer. In the load was a barrel full of wood alcohol Mr. Baumer is being accused of killing Slade with the wood alcohol. But Mr. Baumer, the nicest guy around, is innocent. First of all, we…

participation of each juror. Juror number eight even goes through and asks the opinions of those members who don’t openly express their opinions, ensuring everyone participates. Nevertheless, another group norm is the initial belief that the young man on trial is guilty. Almost everyone in the jury votes on a guilty verdict, and think it’s absurd when juror number eight says otherwise. Therefore, I believe it…

the juror #3, hit him for leaving the first time and that caused him to escape once more. He had not seen his son for two years, and it was a bit of a pain in his heart. His anger on his ungrateful son was projected onto the young man who was on trial. Juror #3 does not care about the life of the defendant. He made it clear that he was an executioner, and he said he would turn on the boy’s switch himself. His personal trouble has been imposed on his ability to adjudicate. In the film, he…

It’s easy to forget how important jurors really are to America. Jurors are charged with the responsibility of deciding whether, based on the facts of the case, a person is guilty or not guilty; and therefore, possibly determining if a person is put into jail for life or put on death row. Now if people in this jury don’t even want to be doing jury duty how do we know that these people will give a proper decision. But, if juries are comprised only of people that express an interest or want to…

had proof that Dr. Towler had told her to alter the admissions form from one hour to nine hours when the patient was asked how long ago she ate. Kaitlin sickened by the doctor’s action made a copy of the original form to protect herself. While in trial, the defendant deemed this evidence inadmissible according to the law McGee v. Indiana and the judge agreed. According to the movie, a “copy of an original document is not allowed to an existing original document because it may presume alteration”…

The United States juvenile court system has come a long way throughout the years. There has been many significant cases in the juvenile system that set the standard for what the system is now. Cases such as Kent vs. United States, In re Gault, and In re Winship are examples of major cases that challenged state rulings and later changed the technicalities of future, similar cases because they called upon the Supreme Court to change or state the rules. These three cases built some of the framework…

However, there are numerous ways in which a trial can be dismissed and considered a mistrial for certain occurrences that could unfairly skew the outcome of a case. This can commonly happen as a result of bias from a juror that has been selected. Jurors have a profound amount of responsibility in…

the play, Juror 8 is shown to act on his conscious and value of human life to come to conclusions on the trial of events rather than to judge defendant based on his background which is how the other jurors proceed to come to conclusions. Similarly in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, Atticus does not just defend Tom Robinson, an African American accused of rape, at his trial, but instead does what he believes is right; he defends equality and civil rights. When he accepts…