Jury Nullification

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    Ripples of Racism: Scottsboro Boys

    When a rock falls into a pond, it makes a big splash and sends out ripples that get smaller and smaller. I wonder if the 70-year-old case of the “Scottsboro Boys” still generates little waves in our national conscience. That case bounced through the state courts of Alabama and eventually the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1930s, touching raw nerves for years. The "Scottsboro Boys" were nine African American teens arrested for rape in 1931, on the words of two twenty-something women who were white. Lives

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    Crminal Defendent

    THE CRIMINAL DEFENDANT Holly Mccullough AIU Online Abstract CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEFENDANT Police officers find, seek and arrest criminals. Police officers have the power to arrest and imprison suspects. Certain police officers are assigned in different departments throughout law enforcement and some are also trained in special ways to investigate special crimes of fraud, rape, murder or drug trafficking also missing persons. Police officers can also be responsible for the detection and

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    Waters V Min Ltd 587 N.E.2d 231(Mass.1992)

    I. Style of Case and Citation: Waters v Min Ltd 587 N.E.2d 231 (Mass.1992) II. Court Rendering Final Decision: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts III. Identification of Parties and Procedural Details Gail A.Waters Plaintiff, Thomas Beacuchemin., Defendant. IV. Discussion of the Facts: Gail Waters (plaintiff) owned an annuity contract worth $189,000, with a total potential value of $694,000 over 25 years. When Waters was 21, she began dating Thomas Beauchemin (defendant), who had

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    Legl200

    * LEGL 200 * Course Outline Chapter 1: Introduction to the Legal System 1. The law consists of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and society. 2. The law serves several purposes. a. Protect individuals b. Protect society c. Protect property, and d. Protect objectives 3. How does the law achieve the aforementioned purposes? a. By establishing confidence in the enforcement of laws b. Providing

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    12 Men

    12 Angry Men and 5 lessons in behaviour change After re-watching 12 Angry Men yesterday (great movie), I started thinking how inspiring this movie might be for anyone working with communities and organizations to change behaviour for the better. Compressed into an intense and claustrophobic 96 minutes, the script and performances do a wonderful job of highlighting and exaggerating some big points when it comes to behaviour change. It’s kind of like a mini test-lab of social norms, nudging and the

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    Individual Courtroom Participants

    Individual Courtroom Participation Individual Courtroom Participation The courts are filled with cases that depend on courtroom participation from key players to assure these cases will be prepared, presented, argued, ruled on and closed in the most effectively efficient way possible. The key players include the prosecutor who considers the charges, the defense lawyer who is selected to defend against these charges, a judge and jurors who are assigned to hear the case, victims and defendants

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    12 Angry Men

    escape from moral responsibility is impossible. The sound of rain with its beating against the window plus the flicking of the fluorescent lights adds further aural and visual discordance to both jurors and audience. Remember the audience is part of the jury too. Audiences are not only analyze the feelings of the jurors but they can analyse the feelings of the jurors from the weather The setting is the juror’s room- a place where democracy fairness debate and innocence are paramount. A large, drab

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    Civil Lawsuits

    A civil lawsuit involves disputes between private individuals and/or organizations. The facts of the dispute could involve a contract, a lease, a physical injury experienced by an individual, a divorce, or many other issues. Nonetheless, all disputes or unresolved conflicts between individuals may ultimately be resolved through civil litigation. Generally, the result desired by the person filing the lawsuit is to be compensated for damages. An alternative result is to have the court enter an

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    William L. Crunk V. Kenneth Glover

    WILLIAM L. CRUNK v. KENNETH GLOVER District Court of Appeals, Otoe County: JOHN M. DIERKS, JUDGE. Affirmed. 167 Neb. 816 (1959). FACTS Kenneth Glover, the appellant, is the owner and operator of selling livestock and merchandise near Nebraska City. This is public sales inviting people to come and check out livestock offered for sale. In August 3, 1957, the appellant kept a bear in the pen. The appellant had knowledge of knowing the pen had a large opening big enough for the bear could put its

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    Twelve Angry Men

    Angry Men 12 angry men is a production about a murder trial. A boy that could be looked on as guilty from the word go, is put up to the jury to decide his fait. The boy has a background of violence and crime and has been brought up in a slum. The jury is almost certain of the boys guilt. Every member of the jury votes guilty but ONE and so the jury is forced to sit it out and make a decision. We started off the production by choosing who the director would be. In the director we

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