Trial by ordeal

Tom shows perseverance by trying to prove his innocence throughout the trial when he knew it would not end the way he wanted it to. Tom also shows integrity as one of his traits. In the trail Tom was honest about everything, including the fight he had and how he had to serve time in jail because he could not pay…

The Trial is divided into ten chapters, the importance of each chapter-break was usually a timeskip. In terms of the plot, The Trial has three parts to it; the first set up the problem facing Joseph K., the second was Joseph K. hopelessly attempting to overcome this ever changing problem facing his liberty, and the third and shortest act is the climax which resolves Joseph K.’s conflict. Kafka’s choice of using this structure helps emphasize Joseph K.’s tireless struggle with the Court because…

A case management conference occurs before the beginning of the trial, and works out how the court proceeding will progress. It is an opportunity for the parties to decide if they would like to find an alternative dispute resolution prior to going to trail. It is also a chance for both parties to make sure they understand the information provided by each other, and settle any issues before a trial commences. Throughout my time at Land Court I learned a lot about the processes involved…

In the courtroom justice knows no racial difference, gender, nor emotion, justice is based on facts and evidence. In Harper Lee’s book To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Finch makes this argument showing us his belief in the Justice system and the trust he places on the jury. Atticus enforces his ideas by providing convincing evidence and reason. Atticus urges the jury to use common sense and not to base their decision on racial prejudice. For example, Atticus states “It has relied instead upon…

important issues of guilt, criminal capacity, intent, negligence and the sentencing of an offender in order to help with the assessment of accused. Forensic Psychologists assist in assessing the accused’ mental fitness to stand trial (which is assessed during or before a trial), the accused’s criminal capacity and other factors influencing…

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Henry Fonda Henry Fonda is playing the role of Davis (8th juror) and is the leading actor in the movie. By profession he is an architect but appears as the first dissenter in the jury who was of the view that the accused is not guilty of the murder and there exists a reasonable doubt in the matter. Basically, he is being presented as a protagonist in the movie. Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb (3rd juror) is an antagonist in the movie. He is a businessman and a distraught father opinionated and…

The movie, 12 Angry Men is about twelve white men deciding the jail sentence of an 18-year old boy who has allegedly committed murder by killing his father. If the men do decide the boy is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt then the boy will be sent to an electric chair for a death sentence. In the very few scenes of the movie all the jurors are summoned into one room and standing towards the door. Juror number 1, also known as the foreman is the leader of the deliberation. He tells everyone to…

a lawyer, Henry Drummond, who comes to Hillsboro to defend a man, Bert Cates, on trial for teaching evolution. Cates’ lover Rachel Brown is someone who firmly believes in God and her father’s teachings. Throughout her childhood, she grew scared of her father and became a faithful woman. She was taught that ideas of evolution that weren’t in the Bible were wrong. Over the span in which Cates was jailed and his trial, she started to grow and realize the nature of the world. In Inherit the Wind…

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…