Vocab
To Acquit:
To end a court case = not guilty
Hung Jury means
The Jury unanimously agrees
or
The Jury cannot unanimously agree
The Jury cannot unanimously agree
The first witness [the old man living below the defendant] said that he heard "I'm going to kill you", a body fall to the ground, and that he saw the boy running down the stairs.
What is the reason that some jurors doubt the old man's story is true?
They looked at the map of his apartment, they doubt that he could have travelled from his bed to the stairway in the hall fast enough to see the boy running away.
This juror never actually shares his opinions about the case
The foreman, juror #1
Which juror is the only one to never vote 'guilty'?
Juror #8
Burden of Proof:
Means the responsibility of proving someone guilty is on the jury
Unanimous means
ALL, that's it
The first witness [the old man living below the defendant] said that he heard "I'm going to kill you", a body fall to the ground, and that he saw the boy running down the stairs.
Which juror thinks that the old man's story is probably made up?
What makes this juror doubt the old man's story?
Juror #9, the only elderly man on the jury
He has experienced being a lonely old man, and he thinks the witness mostly wanted attention and to feel important. He also noticed that the witness walks with two canes, very slowly.
This juror is very prejudiced against people who live in poverty, people who grew up poor
Juror #10
Which juror is the first one to change his vote to 'not guilty'?
Juror #9
A Defendant:
Someone who is defending against an accusation, the person being blamed for a crime
Reasonable Doubt means:
You have doubt, you doubt something...
meaning you don't believe the defendant is guilty & you have a reason for thinking that
Any evidence that is related to what the old man witness heard. "I'm going to kill you" and also the sound of a body hitting the floor above him.
This juror leads a protest against the stereotypical ideas of juror #10. Which juror is it and what does he do to protest?
Juror #5
He moves across the room to separate himself from juror #10
How do the votes change from 'guilty' to 'not guilty'?
Who abstains [does not vote] in the 2nd vote?
Juror #8
To Deliberate:
Two sides are discussing something very carefully and thoroughly
Verdict:
The DECISION, the result of the court trial.
example
The verdict is: guilty
The verdict is: not guilty
What are some doubts that the jurors have about the Switch-Knife evidence?
They doubt that it really is a 'one-of-a-kind' knife.
They doubt the angle of the stab wound. The stabbing seems as if it was done by someone taller than the defendant.
The defendant was caught knife fighting a few times before, he knew how to use a knife and would have stabbed at a different angle
Which jurors think about the 2nd witness' glasses and cause reasonable doubt? Why?
Juror #2, needs his glasses to see the time on the clock
Juror #6, says that people don't typically wear their glasses to bed
The reasonable doubt is that the witness couldn't have seen clearly: 1) without glasses 2) as a train was passing by
Which jurors vote 'guilty' until the very end? These are also the jurors with the worst characteristics.
Juror #10, #4, and #3
A Homicide:
Premeditated:
Planned and thought about before it happened
It means whatever happened was NOT a mistake
Premeditated murder means:
The second witness [the woman living across the train tracks] said she saw the murder happen. What are the reasons that the jurors doubt that her story is true?
The woman wears glasses, she was in bed at the time of the murder. They don't believe she was wearing her glasses in bed.
The elevated train was passing by at the same time, she would have needed to see the murder happen through the windows of a passing train
The jury [all 12 of the jurors] must unanimously agree on 'guilty' or 'not guilty', True or False?
True
Which juror decides not to kill juror #8 with the switch-knife [meaning this juror finally decides to change his vote to 'not guilty']?
Juror #3, the absolute last juror to change his vote