Reasonable doubt

Juror eight was very determined and compassionate about the case. Juror 8 acted as if he knew he was correct but did not have much evidence to back himself up, he stood up for himself based on reasonable doubt. Atticus also stood up for the innocent in tense situations. Juror 8 used his reasonable doubt to prove the boy innocent, just like Atticus Finch did, showing they have alike personalities and motives. By comparing Juror 8 and Atticus’s empathy, arguments, and compassion we learn that they…

kiting. This exception falls under the category ‘Reasonable Cause to Doubt Collectability’, and allows a seven-business day hold on suspicious checks deposited by the member. A check hold prevents checks written by the member from clearing against uncollected funds. These checks will be returned unpaid to the other financial institution and the kite (and loss) will fall on that institution. When invoking the exception hold, Reasonable Cause to Doubt Collectability, requires the credit union to…

statutory definition of the crime and participation was beyond a reasonable doubt. (www.rbs2.com) Civil cases, the burden of proof is with the plaintiff, initially, and depending on the situations it can shift to the defendant. (www.rbs2.com) The differences between acquittal and civil liability affect the findings of the case. An acquittal is when the prosecutor has failed to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and civil liability is when the defendant is responsible…

questionable treason trials and guilty verdicts. The 1957 movie 12 Angry Men focuses on the Judicial System of the United States and reassures the people that it does work. The main ideal of the movie 12 Angry Men is reasonable doubt. According to Dictionary.com, reasonable doubt is the “uncertainty as to a criminal defendant 's guilt” (dictionary). In the opening lines of the movie the judge makes sure that the jury knows what is at stake. If the jury finds the 18 year old kid, as he is…

12 Angry Men is a play involving twelve men who are serving jury duty for a court case involving a young man facing the death penalty. This young man is facing this charge for killing his father with a switchblade. The old man who lives under the defendant said he heard the young man yell “I’m going to kill you” followed by the sound of someone falling, and then saw the man on the staircase. There is also a lady, who lived in the building next to them who says she saw through a passing elevated…

Don't try to make yourself believe in something that didn't happen. For example in the play " twelve angry men" Reginald Rose include these two witnesses with reasonable doubt. There was an old woman and old man who made themselves believe in things they didn't actually see. First the play mentioned the old man in scene one. In this scene it states why the old man made himself believe in what he saw and heard. The old man believes he saw the young boy run fast down the hall. During the young…

the Constitution should extend to students’ lockers and cell phones, protected under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, which guarantee the privacy of the Person and possessions, as well as the right to life, liberty, and property. Without reasonable doubt and suspicion that the contents of a student’s locker and/or cell phone contain harmful, dangerous, or illegal contents, students should not have their personal belongings, messages, pictures, and other medias searched or seized. I also…

Innocence for the Guilty When America was in the process of becoming a country, one of the main focuses of their new government was avoiding the tyranny that came with the system of ruling being that of a monarchy. The most notable way this new nation veered from the British path was by creating a democratic republic in which elected officials represented the will of the people. By no longer vesting power in one ruler who could serve until his death, other branches of the government had to be…

The respondent, Gerald Scarpelli, a felony probationer was arrested after committing a burglary. The respondent's probation was revoked without a hearing and he was not represented by counsel. He filed a petition for habeas corpus and the District Court concluded that revocation of probation without a hearing and without counsel was a denial of due process. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The probationer was entitled to a hearing, but the State is not constitutionally required to appoint an…

Have you ever thought if a criminal could be falsely? Perhaps not, you would think the judges or police would have good evidence to contradict the criminal. Well there's a law, guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, which means that the accused is the only logical person who could have done the crime even if hard evidence is lacking. On January 13, 1999 Hae Min Lee a senior at Woodlawn high school had disappeared. Right after school she was suppose to pick up her cousin, who was in kindergarten but…