The law is accurate in the movie Twelve Angry Men as it relates to finding a Defendant "Guilty beyond reasonable doubt."
The kid was found not guilty by the jury. The entire play/movie was a sociological allegorical study of character, morals, ethics, and philosophy. At the end all the jurors were dismissed, each having learned something about themselves. A GREAT PLAY.
The defendant is not given a name in the play "12 Angry Men." He is a teenage boy who is being tried for the murder of his abusive father.
The climax is when juror #9 explains to the rest that the woman across the street couldn't have seen the crime just casually looking out her window from bed without her glasses. (cuz no one wears their glasses to bed.) Previously, juror #4 said that her testimony was good evidence, but after #9 disproves this, only #3 is left voting guilty. This is the climax because at the beginning of the play, all but one (#8) of the jurors vote guilty. But at this point, all but one vote not guilty (#3).
In the film, 'Twelve Angry Men,' the accused's alibi for his whereabouts at the time of the murder was that he was at a movie theater, watching a double feature. Belief in his alibi was challenged when he could not remember the name of either of the films.
In "12 Angry Men," one of the jurors initially holds a stereotype that people from lower socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to be violent and guilty of crime. This stereotype influences his judgment of the defendant in the case.
That all other jurors vote for guilty or not guilty, and he will abstain (not vote). If everyone votes guilty, then they will put guilty as their verdict. If not, the jurors will talk about the case more.
In "12 Angry Men," the rain symbolizes the tension and pressure building in the jury room as the jurors deliberate the fate of the defendant. It creates an intense atmosphere that mirrors the internal conflicts and struggles experienced by the jurors.
Twelve jurors are trying to come to a decision on whether a young man is guilty or innocent for the murder of his father.
The law is accurate in the movie Twelve Angry Men as it relates to finding a Defendant "Guilty beyond reasonable doubt."
Juror #4 (E.G. Marshall). The eye-witness testimony was paramount for him.
Yes. He was the 6th juror to vote not guilty.
no. at first, the jurors' votes were 11 to 1, in favor of gulity. however, as the discussion went on, evidence was found that there was enough reasonable doubt to vote him as not guilty. the jury found flaws in the witnesses' stories. in the end, he was found not guilty.
Juror number 8, played by Henry Fonda in the film "12 Angry Men," is the one who fought for acquittal. He initially stands alone in his belief that the defendant may not be guilty and spends the duration of the film persuading his fellow jurors to reconsider their verdict.
The trial was disrupted by an angry outburst from one of the jurors.
The kid was found not guilty by the jury. The entire play/movie was a sociological allegorical study of character, morals, ethics, and philosophy. At the end all the jurors were dismissed, each having learned something about themselves. A GREAT PLAY.
non guilty