Twelve Angry Men Video Review

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LAW AND ETHICS Twelve Angry Men Video Review

Overview: As a jury member, it is important that you understand the significance and consequences of your duty. This video will profile the personal conflicts of each member on the jury for a murder trial.

Project Directions:

1. View the video Twelve Angry Men and choose two members of this jury to focus your attention.

2. Keep notes on these two members—what they did and how they acted; what they believed; their backgrounds; and anything else that might identify them.

3. According to the Wisconsin Jury Handbook, there are Ten Rules for a Juror. For each of the characters you chose, identify at least five of these rules that were, or were not, part of this juror’s character.

4. If you were to be a juror in this case, identify at least five of these rules that are, or are not, part of your character as a juror.

5. If you were an attorney, would you have tried to eliminate either of the characters you chose or yourself as a juror in the initial jury selection process.

6. Key a paper in report format incorporating proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Your report should include the following:

 (20 points) Summary of each character's profile; key one paragraph per character (See No. 2 above)  (10 points) Your personal juror profile (See No. 4 above)  (10 points) Assume that you're an attorney, analysis the characters you chose and yourself. (See No. 4 above)  (10 points) Your paper should include an introductory and concluding paragraph.  (10 points) Mechanics—correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

7. Staple this coversheet to your report.