McMartin preschool trial

In 2006 the judge ruled in the prosecutor's favor, and finally in 2009 Alcala faced trail once again that would last more than five hours. However, at this trial Alcala was acting as his own attorney who would address himself as Mr. Alcala asking the questions in a deeper voice and then would answer them. He only provided one alibi which was for the Samsoe kidnapping and that he was at Knott’s Berry Farm, but did not offer defense for the other four cases. The charm that attracted the women and…

One table. Twelve angry men. Several votes. What happens if they make the wrong conviction? A kid winds up dead for the wrong reason, just like 6% of wrongful convictions. 72% based on eyewitness testimonies. One life already lost, is another on death row? 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose has several characters who are worth paying attention to as the play goes on. Even more so is Juror Number 7. A man who makes jokes to have others see his point. “You know what the soft sell is? You’re pretty…

Innocent Until Proven Guilty “A person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.” In the play, Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, an 18-year-old boy is on trial for the murder of his father. After many pieces of evidence were presented, the three that are shaky include the position the knife was in, the man hearing the boy threaten his father, and the woman who is in question because of her glasses. Based on these, the boy is not guilty. One piece of evidence that proves the boy’s…

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”…