Part one of term paper
A nineteen-year-old boy has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the twelve jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. This drama explores the lives of a dozen American m ...

Part two of term paper
... imprisonment, caused the rest of the jurors to betray their own prejudices and re-examine the facts in this thoughtful drama. Jury panels are generally supposed to be a panel of twelve people that are “representatives” of the community. The jurors are really the most important participants in a criminal trial. The sole purpose of a jury is to come to a relevant verdict in regards to the facts presented in a case. In reaching a verdict, the jury must be unanimous. That is, every juror ...