Courtroom Terms Twelve Angry Men. 10/18/2015 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 Amendments 5 th Amendment: Guarantees due process—each.

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Courtroom Terms Twelve Angry Men

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 Amendments 5 th Amendment: Guarantees due process—each trial will follow the law. One provision is that a defendant is not required to testify against him/herself. 6 th Amendment: Guarantees “a speedy and public trial.” 8 th : No cruel or unusual punishment.

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3 Rules Jurors must be undecided as to the defendant’s guilt or innocence before the trial begins and must be chosen from the community where the crime occurred. An accused person may choose to be tried by a judge rather than a jury.

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 4 Rules Whether judge or jury is chosen, the law states that in a criminal trial, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt.” Without sufficient proof, the judge or jury must acquit, or find not guilty, the person who is accused.

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5 Terms used in the Play Bigot: a person who is intolerant of people who hold opinions that differ from his or her own. Premeditated Homicide: first degree murder: a planned, purposeful murder

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 6 Terms used in the Play Double Jeopardy: being tried for the same crime twice (jeopardy is the danger of being convicted and punished when tried for a crime). Prosecution: in a criminal case, the side that brings the case against a person accused of committing a crime.

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 7 Terms used in the Play Defendant: in a court case, the person accused of a crime. Cross-examination: the questioning of a witness in court. Hung jury: when a jury cannot reach a unanimous opinion or clear majority on a case. The case will be tried again with a new jury.

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 8 Terms used in the Play Abstain: to withhold one’s vote in an election or a group decision. Technicality: In a court case, a small loophole in the legal system (e.g. evidence obtained without a search warrant) that causes the trial to be stopped and the defendant to be set free.

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 9 Terms used in the Play Motive: reason for doing something. Discrepancy: lack of agreement. Conceivable: believable; able to be imagined or accepted. Acquittal: a verdict of not guilty.

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 10 Terms used in the Play Alibi: a story told by an accused criminal that supposedly proves he or she was somewhere else at the time of the crime. Tenement: an apartment building; often a very old and run-down building

10/18/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 11 Terms used in the Play Writhing: twisting one’s body around, usually in severe pain. Intimidate: to make afraid; overpower.