Massie Trial

Rose depicts the injustice and prejudice often found in hasty decisions made by the other jurors so quick to find the boy guilty based on social class and upbringing. However, the 8th juror believes that the deserves at least a conversation before coming to a hasty decision that would end the boy’s life. The 8th juror presents the question “what if the facts are wrong” and forces a reexamination of the case in its entirety. He charges the men to examine “circumstantial evidence” and the…

Even the most innocent person can appear to be guilty in a situation that relies greatly on the opinion of others. Life has a funny way of placing people in the wrong place at the wrong time; this is something Steve Harmon knows too well. Steve Harmon is in a situation that no other teenager should have to deal with. Showing the jury that he is innocent of participating in a robbery that ended with someone dying will probably be the hardest thing he will ever go through. Steve Harmon is not the…

There are two types of juries that are used in federal court proceedings and trials. The jury of a court can either be a grand jury or a trial jury. Said juries are used in a variety of ways and under certain conditions. The grand jury decides whether there was enough probable cause to send the suspect to trial. If the grand jury decided that indeed there was a sufficient amount of incriminating evidence that could prove the guilt of the suspect, the arrestee is then indicted and taken to…

After conducting a random research and performing a series of surveys of 4th Judicial employees and the courts in New York and Los Angeles, I found that use of a message phone line in the morning during our busiest days is in order for our jury office. This simple change would maximize utilization of our jury court staff during the busiest jury check-in process days by focusing our full attention on customers and assisting court clerks when they come to our office requesting jury panels.…

Prior to the criminal trial, be that as it may, essential advances are taken in the pretrial procedure: the arraignment is the main hearing that a litigant will have before a judge. “A meeting is held after every single introductory arguing have been documented enables the judge to deal with the case. Judges utilize it to set up a time period for finishing up all pre-trial exercises and may set a speculative trial date at this time.” (American Bar Association, 2017). Movements are pleadings…

raise his family’s stature. Furthermore, all Bob wanted was to be noticed for something that was good to the community instead of everybody hearing how he was a mean father and drunk. Unfortunately, all of Ewell’s plans backfire. By the end of the trial, he and his daughter are proven liars, he has been publicly identified as a sexually and physically abusive father who fails to provide for his family,…

using the US Bankruptcy Code to obtain relief from extreme debt. How Bankruptcy Court is Different In criminal court, there's a prosecutor and a defendant with the defendant being on trial. This is similar to a civil trial, where there is a plaintiff and a defendant. In both circumstances, you could be on trial which could threaten your money or freedom and is understandably different. However, in bankruptcy…

The case against the boy killing his father is very easy to me. I know without a doubt that the kid is not guilty because of evidence regarding the stab wound, eye witness of the crime through train, and finally the old man’s faulty testimony. The first piece of evidence is how the stab wound couldn't have been from the boy, the second piece of evidence is that the lady couldn't have seen the killing clearly, and the third piece of evidence is how the old man fabricated his testimony.…

The play “Seventy IV Seconds to judgement” is a hair raising play that is both powerful and moving. The story opens up with six jurors’, they have been discussing a case that has been deadlocked for over a week. The crime was committed by two individuals, a young black man, and a white man. The white man is a teacher, and the young black man is a good student of his. One day they’re in class and someone’s phone rings. Out of all the people in the class, the teacher picks on Brandon, the only…

of the bail, which can be done in a few different ways, and is then released; or is kept in a local jail or lockup until their trial. The purpose of bail is to ensure the defendant returns for their future court dates.…