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Twelve Angry Men is a play that has been written down and put into a book format, for the enjoyment of a wider audience. The play involves a jury in which one juror doesn’t agree with the rest over the verdict of the case that they all witnessed take place in the court. After much argument, hostility, and anger, all of the jurors change their vote from “guilty” to “not guilty.” This all happened through the strong efforts of juror #8 in which he got to the bottom of the logical facts of the case

Module 2 Journal Assignment Consider issues raised by the article involving the complexity of litigation and the make-up of juries.  What is the nature of some of the complex lawsuits at issue today? Do you believe that our current jury system is sufficient to handle emerging complex issues?  Traditionally, and even now, the intent of having a jury hear cases is to have a case be heard by a collection of piers. This collection is carefully selected to be neutral and unbiased. The selection should

The way one person treats another is often a direct reflection of how they view themselves. People with poor self-images are often quick to judge, demean, belittle, and rebuke others for their mistakes, shortcomings and flaws, simply out of spite or to protect their own reputation. This is true even in the 1957 MGM film Twelve Angry Men, where eleven of the twelve jurors attempt to convict a young man not based off of sound evidence, but off of personal prejudice and self-righteousness alone. It

all citizens have the right to a “Trial by Jury,” which is a legal proceeding in which a jury makes a decision in order to direct the actions of a judge. A jury pool is randomly selected first, and then the potential jurors are notified. After, “Voir Dire,” or jury selection, occurs where twelve people are chosen for jury duty. The opinions of citizens differ greatly based on whether or not they believe that serving jury duty is a privilege, responsibility, burden, or even unnecessary. According to

When watching the move 12 Angry Men, we see different views from the jurors such as social influence, majority influence, specific motivation and egoism. This shows different attitudes and opinions the jurors have. One man out of twelve jurors decides to take on a room of eleven stubborn jurors as given the verdict of not guilty. The eleven jurors elected for the kid to be guilty and refused to think otherwise until the one non guilty juror decided to step up and discuss the situation. The majority

Voir dire is French for “speak the truth” [thefreedictionary.com] [1].” It is the preliminary examination of perspective jurors to determine their qualifications and suitability to serve on a jury, in order to ensure the selection of fair and impartial jury [thefreedictionary.com] [1]. This process is the verbal questioning of a juror by the judge, the parties, and their representative. Prior to verbal questioning, the potential juror must submit a written questionnaire to determine if jurors are

The Decision Analysis Assignment Frank Luu The story of 12 Angry Men begins in a New York City courthouse at the conclusion of a murder trial. The judge order the 12 men of the jury to recess and decide on a guilty or not guilty verdict for a 18 year old boy charged with murdering his father. The judge informs them that a guilty decision by the jury will result in a death sentence for the boy as the judge will not show any leniency. The 12 men are lead to the jury room where they will stay locked

According to Professor J. Peltason, “The decision as to who makes the decision affects what decisions will be made.” Peltason’s words refer to the inescapable human factor present in judicial process, specifically in terms of the decision-making of judges. Fairness and impartiality are two of the most important considerations and desires the legal system should aim to achieve. Unfortunately, due to the human factor, impartiality and fairness are ideal goals that are difficult to realize in the system

In a crowded jury room in downtown New York, opinions interfere as an argumentation about the guiltlessness of a young defendant is decided. The dark and foreboding storm clouds that suspend over the heads of the jurors are conception to lift as time advances and new facts are presented. 12 Angry Men had discussed one issue under a manner of prejudice and it was different for each juror. One of the jurors is not happy about this stay of fulfilment and is holding fast his opinion of guilty. Juror

Functional Group Decision Making(FDM) Definition FDM answers the basic question asked by the developers of this theory. Their question is as follows. “‘Why do some groups make good decisions while others make bad ones?’ Their model argues that the answer to this question has to do with whether the group has successfully accomplished four functions, which they call requisite functions” (pg.141). The four functions of this theory are problem analysis, goal setting, identify alternatives, and evaluate