Verdict

At the beginning of the jury deliberation every single man but one believed that this particular case would result in a unanimous guilty verdict. When the men went around the table to announce their verdicts of guilty or not guilty every man raised their hand in a guilty verdict besides one. Juror eight was the only man who walked into that deliberation room with doubts about whether or not the boy did in fact murder his father. Every man that was apart of the jury had their own reasons as to why they believed with every ounce of their being that the verdict was nothing other than guilty. Along with those men and their particular beliefs as to why the boy was guilty also came a window into the men’s lives. As many do in the world, these men…

they must decide if a young man is guilty of an act of murder committed upon his father. If found guilty the boy will be put in the electric chair until death, if found innocent, he is set free The juror, I will be looking at is juror number four and how he had a large impact on how new evidence was brought to light and how the evidence provided this way helped free the young man from a guilty verdict. Juror number four is a smaller fellow with a rounded out build and a little pair of specs…

The “CSI Effect” which is the effect of crime television shows on the verdicts made in court cases or on other aspects of the criminal justice system. The perceived rise in acquittals can also plausibly by explained without any reference either to watching CSI or to view crime drama more generally. Tyler (2006), stated, “With an ever-increasing number of crime television programs in which forensic tests are used to solve a case in the course of a single episode. Many criminal justice officials…

When an individual is a part of a jury, one of the rules is they do not speak about the case outside of court. Though it wasn’t shown specifically in this film, this is a norm of a typical jury. Another norm was smoking. During the meeting, many of the jurors lit up a cigarette while deciding what to do regarding the verdict. It was very normal in that day and age to smoke in doors; it was legal. Many of them would get up and smoke while looking out the window. There was a lot of personal bias…

Sitting in the courtroom with Jerry, Marlene kept thinking she would be going home with her husband, I’m sure they’ll find me innocent. Within hours, the jurors asked a question. Once they got the answer, they returned to the deliberating room. After five days of deliberation, the foreman notified the bailiff they had reached a decision. “Ladies and gentlemen, have you reached a verdict?” Judge Hunter asked when everyone returned to the courtroom. Standing to his feet, the foreman said, “Yes,…

guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury is essential in preventing governmental encroachment and ensuring that the rights given by the Constitution are being honored. Thomas Jefferson called the jury “the only anchor ever imaged by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” The purpose of the jury is basic - decide, based upon factual evidence, one’s guilt or innocence. The verdicts of the jury are supposed to be based solely on evidence, and the…

The way he saw it, there were all there for one common reason and that was to examine the facts and come to a conclusive verdict on the faith of the boy. There was no room for the bias remarks or emotional outbreak that he observed from the other juror members he states: “If we are going to discuss this case let’s discuss the facts.” Even though he does have his own preconceived notions about individuals from the slums he manages to contain those thoughts maintaining his logical position and…

The ruling allowed Hennis a second chance to prove his case in a retrial. Escaping death row, Hennis then re-enlisted in the Army, eventually retiring in 2004 as a Master Sergeant. In 2006, DNA from Kathryn Eastburn’s rape kit was consistent with Hennis’ DNA. The jury rendered a guilty verdict and sentenced Hennis to death. One reason I think Timothy Hennis is not guilty is, a head hair was found in the Eastburns’ bed that is not Hennis’. If there was an unidentified hair, then that…

This movie depict a court case involving an 18 year alleged murder who was found guilty by all except one juror after the information of the case was told. Furthermore, the remaining juror argued his point until he was able to convince everyone to the young man’s innocence. Through this endeavour I learned that the jury has to has almost no doubt in the case of a murder trial to make a verdict, thus all members have to agree. A second lesson I learned is that the jury is chosen at random in the…

place in a courtroom where a murder case was in session. The rest of the movie shows the jurors, deciding whether the defendant of the case was guilty or not guilty. The jurors initially wanted to sentence the boy as guilty after hearing testimony of the boy that killed his own father, but there were three other jurors who thought otherwise. Since the boy was from the slums, the jurors initially thought that he was scum and that people in the slums always would do something like that. The first…