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In the movie 12 Angry Men, the jurors are set in a hot jury room while they are trying to determine the verdict of a young man who is accused of committing a murder. The jurors all explain why they think the accused is guilty or not guilty. Throughout the movie they are debating back and forth and the reader begins to realize that even though the jurors should try to not let bias cloud their judgement, the majority of the jurors are blinded by bias. The viewer can also see that the jurors have their own distinguishable personalities. Their personalities intertwine with each other to demonstrate how the jury system is flawed, but that is what makes it work.

In the past, the jury learned from the forensic scientists’ testimony; but now, they’re learning from television and a lot of reality shows. Consequently, what they’re learning is not necessarily what is actually done (Honeycutt). However, those jurors who watch criminal investigation television shows do believe that what they’re seeing on TV is what does go on in real life and they expect to see it in court. This is because, according to Shelton, “the more frequently jurors watched a given program, the more accurate they perceived it to be.”

The first phase of a criminal jury trial is focused on selecting specific jurors, which is accomplished through a process referred to as 'voir dire' which is a screening of potential jurors. In the criminal trial involving an offense categorized as a felony "12 jurors and up to six alternate jurors may be chosen." (3rd Judicial District, ) Voir dire of the jury involves the prosecuting and defense attorneys questioning the potential jurors and

Since, modern technical advances allow our culture to live in a generation where our society fosters impatience. Hsieh states, “As jurors demand slicker, speedier bite-like presentation of trial evidence, lawyers are hiring visual artists, computer, graphic designers and illustrators to transform piles of documents into light, sound and images,” (586). Of course, the growing need encompasses opportunity for employment in the audio-visual fields. Consequently, jurors are conditioned to

If the civil jury system is not preserved, the future will be bleak for generations to come. In order to ensure the continued survival of democracy, the

The jury system in the United States of America plays an important role in our society. The jury system that we have seeks to benefit the public, it also seeks to give anyone accused of a crime the right to be judged by a group of their peers. To many Americans, the right to a trial by jury is seen as a glimmer of freedom and one which all citizens should continue to enjoy. This is backed by our Constitution and by each State’s Constitution and their Amendments, which “guarantees them the right to a trial by a jury of their peers.”(Jones, n.d.) . Consistently though, the jury system falls under attacks from critics who do not agree that this is the best option and seek to abolish, or at least limit that right.

There are numerous factors in a courtroom trial that can significantly affect the verdict reached by jurors and can potentially influence whether the perpetrator of crime is ultimately convicted or is acquitted. In this essay I will explore several of these factors including how the personal characteristics of the defendant (e.g. attractiveness, gender and race) persuasion techniques (e.g. order of testimony) and jury characteristics can determine the conviction of a criminal.

As a paralegal, it's often your responsibility to keep your boss and his firm current with news and trends. That includes new technology. With more and more courtrooms wired for technology, judges expect less paper exhibits and more digital ones. In fact, some judges require lawyers to bring in laptops to interface with the visual system they have in place. It speeds the process of trial and gives the judge and jury a

In court, it is very important to be fair and just. If you or a fellow friend is in the law industry, they will certainly be aware of the challenge consisting of drawing conclusions on people in the jury box and sometimes the people guilty of the crime. Even with all these facts, evidence, and countless papers/reports that have already been read about the client, the conflict/problem and what should be done, many of times cases turn into somebody being falsely accused and thrown into jail, whether that be in a criminal case, civil case or a bail application. This results in unbearable distress to the falsely accused person and his/her loved ones. To make sure that this never happens again, I have invented the Lawnest, a tiny microscopic-Bluetooth

If judges felt they now had to instruct jurors on how to know about matters of fact and on how much to know, it was natural for them to turn to the ideas of their contemporaries who were principally concerned about knowing and who were attempting to convey their ideas about knowing to the lay population from which juries were drawn. This tendency was reenforced by the relative isolation of the judges from their normal source of professional sustenance, the bar, when dealing with jury matters. In normal circumstances, lawyers appeared for neither side in ordinary criminal

But what role do jurors play in a trial? If they aren't allowed to know any more than the judge sees fit, does that justify penalizing curious jurors who only wish to be more informed? Does owning a smartphone

these are potentially the jurors that will begin asking for more proof, or for what valid reason

“Trial Lawyers Cater to Jurors’ Demands of Visual Evidence” written by Sylvia Hsiech is about taking evidence from a case and presenting it visually to a jury. Visual evidence has increased in trials due to keeping the attention of the juries and provide another way to present the case. The author states, using this new technology helps jurors with non-visual data keeping their attention focused on the case. Furthermore, the lower cost of visual evidence makes it accessible to all types of criminal and non-criminal cases. The use of visual technology allows the lawyers to present a visual point of view on what possibly happened. It can show a crime scene and present the evidence in sequence to what might of happen. It can also be used to

9. The opposing attorney may use video in court, causing you to appear "out of date" and out of touch with current technology. To be competitive, you need to use an arsenal of modern weapons in the courtroom. With today's technology, a video deposition is merely one of these advanced video weapons.

The American jury system ensures an extensive thought process to the evidence of a crime in a case. There were a total of 78,428 criminal cases filed in federal court during a 12 month period, 13,928 criminal trial cases were reviewed by bench trial, and 2,928 criminal trial cases were reviewed by the jury.(Doc.A) There are more than 320