The Juror

and interpreted by each individual juror. The way that one person views facts can be the complete opposite of how the next person views them. The importance of one piece of evidence can be significantly different from person to person. For example, after the 4th juror said, “ The boy admitted going out of his house at eight o'clock on the night of the murder after…

they all take a vote on what the boys fate will be. Eleven of the jurors say death, but juror number eight votes not guilty. This is because he is not convinced of the boy…

every juror is convinced that the boy is guilty of the crime; but there is one juror, juror number eight pleads not guilty. He pleaded not guilty because he wanted to discuss the case…

conclusion of the penalty phase, jurors are instructed by the judge on how to determine the existence of aggravating and/or mitigating factors, as well Sources of Bias and Arbitrariness 117 learned from the judge’s instructions)? Jurors do rather well in understanding the criteria of proof for aggravating factors, as the criteria of proof fit with their expectations (Luginbuhl, 1992) Luginbuhl said revised instructions should put the life-or-death decision in context for jurors by explaining,…

In Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, Juror 3’s unwillingness and bias towards young people slows the jury from finding justice for the boy. Juror 3 had gotten into a fight with his son and has not talked to him since then. Therefore, the theme of the story is that pain from previous relationships leads to anger and prejudice towards new things and people. Juror 3 is angry towards kids because of his past experiences with his son. When the other jurors questioned the boy’s innocence he became…

In Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, there is a group of jurors in a jury room that are deliberating a First-Degree Murder case. This trial takes place in New York and some of the jurors have biases that affect the case immensely. Throughout the book, the different jurors say different things that help the case move onwards towards a verdict. All of the jurors have different reactions to the case. It is evident that the author leaves many things about the case details and the verdict out for…

Whether “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” or “not easy to send a boy off to die without talking about it first,” in an ideal justice system, all evidence must be examined without reasonable doubt (Lee, 119) (Rose, 12). Accepting a justice system where juries decide upon the verdict, society often conforms itself to the ideologies and prejudices of the people on the jury. Generally, society becomes desensitized to these verdicts and accepts them as impartial even when they’re disproportionately…

and his fate is to be determined by 12 jurors. The play echoes the backdrop of what social and political conflict America was involved in at the time. One of which was an ongoing engagement with the soviet union called the cold war. America was also facing an internal struggle, The Civil Rights Movement, which was concerned with how racial discrimination must diminish and how respect and equality must prosper. Remaining to predetermined biases many of the jurors are quick to form opinions and…

hot debate among 12 jurors whose main objective is to either convict or free a young man- the kid, who has been accused of murder charges. The judge clearly instructs the jury that whatever decision they should make could greatly affect the defendant’s life. Among the 12 judges, 11 of them vote guilty for the defendant but juror number 8 (Fonda) disagrees with them citing reasonable doubt and considering the defendant’s ghetto lifestyle. Fonda attempts to convince the fellow jurors of his point…

taken by juror 8 in the film 12 Angry Men. The article examines what factors contributed to juror 8’s success and the ever changing tactics juror 8 uses to gain supporters for his cause. The negotiation is held to decide the fate of an eighteen year old minority, which allegedly murdered his father. The elements surrounding the negotiation are 12 jurors in a hot conference room, no relationships formed prior to negotiation and none expected or necessarily desired as an outcome. The jurors…