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conflicts that brought many people to their breaking points. Both books had a strong emphasis on discrimination and prejudice. In Twelve Angry Men the jury was against the defendant for racist reasons just like the town was against Tom Robinson in the trial for racist reasons in To Kill A Mockingbird. The conflict is used in both literary pieces to display the theme of an arbitrary society to reveal that life is unfair and unequal. This theme is displayed through racism, discrimination and…

“Unbowed” is a legal drama film, written and directed by Chung Ji-young and starring Ahn Sung-ki and Park Won-sang. The movie is based on Kim Myung-ho’s true story, a math professor who was arrested and prosecuted for shooting with a crossbow the Judge Park Hong-woo. The movie starts with the aforementioned incident. We witness a math professor named Kim Kyung-ho (Ahn Sung-ki) holding a crossbow in front of the building’s entrance of Judge Park Bong-joo’s (Kim Eung-soo) home. When Judge Park…

#1 –– What are five defenses to criminal conduct? Explain in each case how each might be used. There are many kinds of defenses to criminal conduct that are known as affirmative defenses. The textbook mentions a few including: automatism, intoxication, coercion, alibi, and defense of property. The defense of automatism insists that the defendants was “incapable of formulating criminal intent because he/she blacked out or was acting unconsciously”, and therefore, had no intent to commit the…

Mr. Abbadi presented to the evaluation session poorly groomed in a jail-issued jumpsuit. Hygiene and grooming were inadequate as a malodorous scent emanated from his body during the interview. Eye contact was variable. At times, he stared intensely at this evaluator. Other times, Mr. Abbadi looked at the ceiling or behind his back while talking. No gross physical impairment was observed. Numerous tattoos appeared on his arms and neck. Large print letters were tattooed on each of his…

In a real-life trial within a courtroom, there are two sides: the plaintiff and defense. The plaintiff’s role is to prosecute the defendant with a crime, and the defense’s role is to vindicate the defendant of the crime accused. To do so, a story must be told, followed by an argument with evidence as aid. The person in charge of the final verdict is the judge or the jury. In the book, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, the readers become the jury and Stevenson is the lawyer who is presenting the…

In Albert Camus’ The Outsider, the court weighs Meursault’s acte gratuit, or assertion of individual will and freedom, against the outrage of the entire community. Likewise, Franz Kafka’s The Trial also juxtaposes the agency of the individual with the strength of the justice system, and displays how the trial suppresses K.’s psychological freedom and agency. As both novels demonstrate how the law subordinates the individual to the community, justice therefore appeases the public rather than…

The family of judge Patricia Acioli, murdered in August last year, are wary about a possible presence of municipal guards in the jury trial of the first PM accused of participating in the murder of magistrate, corporal Sergio Costa Júnior. The hearing will be held next Tuesday (4), in Niterói, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. The information comes from the victim's cousin, Humberto birth, which calls for the appointment of the new Secretary of Public Security of the city,…

What if you were on trial for first degree murder? In the movie 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, a young eighteen year old male was on trial for supposedly murdering his own father. The twelve men on the jury were faced with different opinions and facts that questioned their morals and values in life. I feel as if this movie did have “worth” in my life. I think the movie had worth because no one should ever be stereotyped, judged, and accused based on what other people say. I feel strongly about…

but he had a reasonable doubt about the case. Juror #8 didn’t see it as a waste of time to stay longer to prove the points and testimonies false or unreasonable. He wanted the unanswered questions answered Juror #8 had a peculiar feeling about this trial because of the defense counsel not defending the young man. Eventually Juror #8 wanted to exhibit the evidence while the other jurors believed the evidence given and thought it could not be logically false. So they did not really bother in…

Buck from the Call of The Wild is removed from a peaceful environment and is forced to grow quickly, to persevere through challenging time and trials. For example, Buck learns the law of the club from experience. In the beginning, of the Call of The Wild Buck was caged and pestered by the people who had caged him and Buck grew furious. Starting to growl and snarl Buck soon knew not to after taking a beating of the club. No longer in a peaceful environment, Buck also sees Curly get killed by…