2. How would you describe each of the 12 jurors? Give a profile of each juror. Why so? Please support your opinion with textual evidence.
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American Judicial System
Key Concept 3: Burden of proof on the prosecution (para. 27) On which part does the burden of proof rest in the American judicial system? • The prosecution bears the burden of proof. • The prosecution’s proposition must be proven to the extent that there is no “reasonable doubt.”
2. Judge • sentence • acquittal
Background
American Judicial System
Key Concept 2: Reasonable Doubt (para. 178) What is reasonable doubt? What is the logic to rule a person guilty beyond reason doubt? • beyond reasonable doubt: It is the standard of proof required in most criminal cases. • It is the doubt that could arise in the mind of an ordinary, impartial, honest, reasonable and cautious person with reference to the guilt of an accused. • Innocent until proven guilty.
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Part I: Discussion
1. When and where? Which city? 2. Who was accused of what? 3. Why did No.8 vote Not Guilty at the preliminary vote? What was his logic? Beyond reasonable doubt
Translate the following legal terms into English (1).
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 刑事案件 刑事法庭 民事案件 民事法庭 少年法庭 青少年管教所 (刑事案件)原告人；检察 官，公诉人 (民事案件) 原告人 原告及其代理律师；代表 原告的律师 被告人 被告辩护律师 被害人
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. a criminal case a criminal court a civil case a civil court children’s court reform school the prosecutor/prosecuting attorney the plaintiff the prosecution the accused/defendant the defense lawyer/counselor the victim/injured party
Objectives
1. Understand major concepts of the American judicial system and the logic behind each of them. 2. Read between lines about the social ills of the American society. 3. Make character analysis of each of the twelve jurors. 4. Learn the structure of a play.
Warming up
Questions / Activities
1. Please make a list of the evidence against the boy. How is each piece of evidence invalidated later? Or what reasonable doubts are raised by the jurors? Do you have any other reasonable doubts?
Text Analysis
Detailed Analysis
Part I: Words & Expressions (1)
vote v. • vote for sth; vote in favor of sth; vote against sth • vote to do sth • vote sb in/out; vote sb into/out of (power/office/government) The workers voted their representative in. • vote sth through; vote sth down The new marriage law was finally voted through. • vote sb guilty vote n. • call/ask for a vote • put sth to the vote; have a vote on sth If there is no objection, shall we put it to the vote? • give/cast one’s vote to sb • win the vote
Twelve Angry Men
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Twelve Angry Men
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Twelve Angry Men
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American Judicial System
Background
Movie Character Analysis
Background
American Judicial System
Key Concept 1: Jury Trial 1. Why exactly “Twelve Angry Men”? • In 1898 the Supreme Court ruled: a jury of at least twelve persons for criminal cases. 2. Terms • grand jury vs. petit jury (trial jury) • hung jury (para. 79)
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Movie Time
We shall watch the 1957 movie production of Twelve Angry Men.
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Discuss What different effects do a play and a movie produce?
Twelve Angry Men
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Text Analysis
Structure
Part I Introduction to the case (paras. 1-25) Part II Deliberation 1: Essential evidence against the boy (paras. 1-25) Part III Deliberation 2: The reasonable doubts in the case (paras. 58-267) Part IV Verdict: Not Guilty (paras. 268-281)
3. Selection of jurors
• randomly among qualified population
Background
American Judicial System
What Roles Do Jury and Judge Play? 1. Jury • hear evidence: finder of fact • cross examination • careful deliberation • verdict: guilty vs. not guilty, no such a verdict as innocent. Why?
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1. 2. 3. 4. witness testimony evidence to accuse sb of certain crime / to charge sb with certain crime / to prosecute sb for sth / to bring a prosecution against sb to defend sb to testify first-degree murder manslaughter