You have been summoned by the court for jury duty.
You dread the thought of having to sit through a court case, but you also could use the break from work.
You arrive to the jury duty. You have been on a jury before so are prepared for the types of questions that will be aked of you.
The attorneys finally get around to questioning you. They go through a series of questions and ask you what is your primary source of news? [[internet]] or [[local TV news]] or [[radio]] or [[newspaper]].
<img src="https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/05/Jury-Duty.jpg" width="500" height="300" alt="Two foxes">They continue to ask you, do you have any children? [[yes]] or [[no]]They continue to ask you, do you have any children? [[yes]] or [[no]]They continue to ask you, do you have any children? [[yes]] or [[no]]They continue to ask you, do you have any children? [[yes]] or [[no]]They continue with their questions. They ask you, what has been your highest level of educaiton? [[high school]] or [[college-Associates Degree]] or [[college-BA]] or [[college-MS]]They continue with their questions. They ask you, what has been your highest level of educaiton? [[high school]] or [[college-Associates Degree]] or [[college-BA]] or [[college-MS]]The attornies then ask you, what is your occupational status? [[full time]] or [[part time]] or [[retired]] or [[student]] or [[unemployed]]The attornies then ask you, what is your occupational status? [[full time]] or [[part time]] or [[retired]] or [[student]] or [[unemployed]]The attornies then ask you, what is your occupational status? [[full time]] or [[part time]] or [[retired]] or [[student]] or [[unemployed]]The attornies then ask you, what is your occupational status? [[full time]] or [[part time]] or [[retired]] or [[student]] or [[unemployed]]The next question is, have you ever been in the United States military? [[Yes]] or [[No]]The next question is, have you ever been in the United States military? [[Yes]] or [[No]]The next question is, have you ever been in the United States military? [[Yes]] or [[No]]The next question is, have you ever been in the United States military? [[Yes]] or [[No]]The next question is, have you ever been in the United States military? [[Yes]] or [[No]]The last question you are asked is: Do you know of any reason whatsoever why you cannot sit as a fair and impartial juror in this case? [[You cannot think of any reason as to why you could not.]] The last question you are asked is: Do you know of any reason whatsoever why you cannot sit as a fair and impartial juror in this case? [[You cannot think of any reason as to why you could not.]] You have been selected to sit on the jury for this case. The hearing begins in two days. [[Two days later and you arrive for to the court house for the hearing]]
<img src="http://www.olivetlutheran.org/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/How-Can-I-Serve.png" width="500" height="300" alt="Two foxes">As the court is called into session, the defendent is escorted into the court room. He couldn't be more than 16 years old. You [[feel pity for the boy]], but you want to [[remain unbias so you discount your initial feeling]]
<img src="http://www.law.ou.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_width_960/public/news/image/bellcourtroom_720x432_rgb.jpg?itok=ahRCSpOS" width="500" height="300">You quickly learn that this young boy is on trial for the murder of his father. You sit through the trial, the prosocution provides a lot of evidence indicating that the defendent is guilty of the charge. The defense on the other hand cannot recount many of the testitmonies and facts of the case.
Final closing arguments have been pressented and the judge instructs the you and your jury members to decide whether the boy is guilty of murder. If there is any reasonable doubt of his guilt you are to return a verdict of [[not guilty]], but if there is a [[guilty]] verdict, it will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence.You quickly learn that this young boy is on trial for the murder of his father. You sit through the trial, the prosocution provides a lot of evidence indicating that the defendent is guilty of the charge. The defense on the other hand cannot recount many of the testitmonies and facts of the case.
Final closing arguments have been pressented and the judge instructs the you and your jury members to decide whether the boy is guilty of murder. If there is any reasonable doubt of his guilt you are to return a verdict of [[not guilty]], but if there is a [[guilty]] verdict, it will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence.You and your jury members pass in your verdicts. It turns out that you are the only member of the jury who has voted that the defendent is not guilty due to a reasonable doubt. Your fellow jurrors strongly disagree and you contemplate [[arguing your point]] or [[calling for a transcript]]
<img src="https://media.graytvinc.com/images/810*456/Not+guilty.jpeg" width="500" height="300" alt="Two foxes">You beleive that after all of the evidence that was presented to you, the defendent is guilty. You vote guilty, but there is one jurror who votes not guilty. You and the other ten jurrors are outraged. The lone jurror suggests [[calling for a transcript]] of the case.
<img src="https://i2.wp.com/www.natchitochestimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/guilty.jpg?fit=730%2C350&ssl=1" width="500" height="300" alt="Two foxes">You begin to explain that there is too much at stake for the boy to go along with the verdict without at least talking about it first.
You are now trying to convince the rest of the jury to vote not guilty.
A jurror brings up the point that the same eldery man heard the fathers body hit the floor and after he had run to the door of his apartment and saw the defendant running out of the building from his front door. The eldery man said that that occurance took about 15 seconds.
You bring into question, the man's ability to move that quickly due to a previous stroke that limited his ability to walk. You experiment with the amount of time it took from the approximate loacation of the room and the door with a limp.Jurror 8 finds that the witness would not have made it to the door in enough time to actually see the killer running out.
You vote again and [[change the minds of 2 jurors]] or [[you are still the only juror voting not guilty]]
<img src="https://cimg.tvgcdn.net/i/r/2015/05/06/edda51fe-e70b-48bf-b474-7e2482808d2d/thumbnail/1300x867/6e8d62c4acd7473d2517ce6a87720c13/150506-news-12-angry-men.jpg" width="500" height="300" alt="Two foxes">A transcript is brought in and a discussion begins. Everyone is still very resistant towards the idea that the boy is not guilty. You bring up the point that the elderly man who testitified claimed to have heard the boy yell "I'm going to kill you" shortly before the murder took place.
The lone jurror acknowledges your point but claims that the man could not have heard the voices as clearly as he had testified because at the time he claimed he heard this statement, a train was roaring by.
The lone jurror also brought up the point that stating that "I'm going to kill you," is often said by people who do not literally mean it.
Another vote is taken and you have the choice to [[change your vote to not guilty]] or wait for more evidence and [[vote guilty]] again.You have changed your vote along with two other jurors. You are now trying to convince the rest of the jury to vote not guilty.
A jurror brings up the point that the same eldery man heard the fathers body hit the floor and after he had run to the door of his apartment and saw the defendant running out of the building from his front door. The eldery man said that that occurance took about 15 seconds.
The lone jurror (Jurror 8) brought into question, the man's ability to move that quickly due to a previous stroke that limited his ability to walk. Jurror 8 experimented with the amount of time it took from the approximate loacation of the room and the door with a limp.Jurror 8 finds that the witness would not have made it to the door in enough time to actually see the killer running out.
Another vote is taken and there are now two votes for not guilty and nine for guilty.
Another jurror brings up the point that the same eldery man heard the fathers body hit the floor and after he had run to the door of his apartment and saw the defendant running out of the building from his front door. The eldery man said that that occurance took about 15 seconds.
The lone jurror (Jurror 8) brought into question, the man's ability to move that quickly due to a previous stroke that limited his ability to walk. Jurror 8 experimented with the amount of time it took from the approximate loacation of the room and the door with a limp.Jurror 8 finds that the witness would not have made it to the door in enough time to actually see the killer running out.
Another vote is taken and you can [[again vote guilty]] or [[vote not guilty]] The vote is counted again and now the jury is at five to seven vote, the majority still in favor of guilty.
Another jurror points out that the prosecution claims that the defendent, who was 5'7" tall, was able to inflict the downward stab wound found on his father, who was 6'2".
Another jurror chimes in and demonstrates the correct use of a switchblade. This demonstration concluded that no one so much shorter than his opponent would have held a switchblade in such a way as to stab downward, as the grip would have been too awkward and the act of changing hands too time-consuming.
Another vote is taken [[you can change your vote to not guilty]] or [[stick with your instinct and vote guilty]]You have changed your mind a along with another juror, but the majority is still in favor of guilty.
Another jurror points out that the prosecution claims that the defendent, who was 5'7" tall, was able to inflict the downward stab wound found on his father, who was 6'2".
Another jurror chimes in and demonstrates the correct use of a switchblade. This demonstration concluded that no one so much shorter than his opponent would have held a switchblade in such a way as to stab downward, as the grip would have been too awkward and the act of changing hands too time-consuming.
You have changed your vote to not guilty.
You bring into question, the woman witness who testified that she saw the murder take place from her window accross the street.
Juror 8 noticed that they noticed marks on either side of the woman's nose, indicating taht she must wear glasses.
Juror 8 asks another juror if they wear eyeglasses to sleep, and the juror admits that they does not wear them nobody does. Juror 8 explains that there's no reason to expect that the woman had happened to be wearing her glasses while trying to sleep, and he points out that on her own evidence the attack happened so swiftly that she would not have had time to put them on.
Another vote is taken and You are still not 100% convinced that the boy is not guilty. You discuss the woman witness who testified that she saw the murder take place from her window accross the street.
Juror 8 noticed that there were marks on either side of the woman's nose, indicating taht she must wear glasses.
Juror 8 asks another juror if they wear eyeglasses to sleep, and the juror admits that they does not wear them nobody does. Juror 8 explains that there's no reason to expect that the woman had happened to be wearing her glasses while trying to sleep, and he points out that on her own evidence the attack happened so swiftly that she would not have had time to put them on.
Another vote is taken: [[you vote not guilty]] or you [[continue to vote guilty]]You have changed your vote to not guilty. Now there is a majority vote for not guilty but one memeber is still convinced that the defendent is guilty.
Juror 8 noticed that they noticed marks on either side of the woman's nose, indicating taht she must wear glasses.
Juror 8 asks another juror if they wear eyeglasses to sleep, and the juror admits that they does not wear them nobody does. Juror 8 explains that there's no reason to expect that the woman had happened to be wearing her glasses while trying to sleep, and he points out that on her own evidence the attack happened so swiftly that she would not have had time to put them on.
Another vote is taken and the last juror votes [[not guilty and the jury has come to a decision]] or the last juror [[continues to vote guilty and you have a hung jury]]You are the last juror voting that the defendent is guilty. You are still not convinced that the boy's alabi is legitmate.
The boy's alabi was being at the movies with a few friends at the time of the murder, but the boy could not remember what movie he had seen when questioned by police shortly after the murder.
In one last attempt to sway your vote the other jurors present the following information:
Juror 8 explains that being under emotional stress can make you forget certain things. They test how well you can remember the events of previous days. You remember the events of the past five days with some difficulty. Juror 8 points out that you had not been under emotional stress at that time and had trouble remembering events you had partaken in.
The last vote is taken: you vote [[ not guilty and the jury has come to a decision]] or [[you continue to vote guilty]]The jury has come to a final decision that the defendent is not guilty and you all report your decision to the court.
THE ENDYou are left with a hung jury and the defendent must go on trial again with a different jury.
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THE ENDYou are left with a hung jury and the defendent must go on trial again with a different jury.
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THE ENDThe jury has come to a final decision that the defendent is not guilty and you all report your decision to the court.
THE ENDThe vote is counted again and now the jury is three to nine vote, the majority still in favor of guilty.
Another jurror points out that the prosecution claims that the defendent, who was 5'7" tall, was able to inflict the downward stab wound found on his father, who was 6'2".
Another jurror chimes in and demonstrates the correct use of a switchblade. This demonstration concluded that no one so much shorter than his opponent would have held a switchblade in such a way as to stab downward, as the grip would have been too awkward and the act of changing hands too time-consuming.
Another vote is taken [[3 jurors change their vote to not guilty]] or [[you are still fighting 3 to 9]]You point out that the prosecution claims that the defendent, who was 5'7" tall, was able to inflict the downward stab wound found on his father, who was 6'2".
Another jurror chimes in and demonstrates the correct use of a switchblade. This demonstration concluded that no one so much shorter than his opponent would have held a switchblade in such a way as to stab downward, as the grip would have been too awkward and the act of changing hands too time-consuming.
Another vote is taken [[3 jurors vote not guilty]] or [[you are still alone in your vote]]You discuss the woman witness who testified that she saw the murder take place from her window accross the street.
You notice that there were marks on either side of the woman's nose, indicating taht she must wear glasses.
You ask another juror if they wear eyeglasses to sleep, and the juror admits that they does not wear them nobody does. You that there's no reason to expect that the woman had happened to be wearing her glasses while trying to sleep, and he points out that on her own evidence the attack happened so swiftly that she would not have had time to put them on.
This evidence [[has swayed the votes of 2 more jurors]] or [[isn't enough to convince more people to vote not guilty]]You discuss the woman witness who testified that she saw the murder take place from her window accross the street.
You notice that there were marks on either side of the woman's nose, indicating taht she must wear glasses.
You ask another juror if they wear eyeglasses to sleep, and the juror admits that they does not wear them nobody does. You that there's no reason to expect that the woman had happened to be wearing her glasses while trying to sleep, and he points out that on her own evidence the attack happened so swiftly that she would not have had time to put them on.
This evidence [[has swayed the votes of 2 more jurors]] or [[isn't enough to convince more people to vote not guilty]]You discuss the woman witness who testified that she saw the murder take place from her window accross the street.
You notice that there were marks on either side of the woman's nose, indicating taht she must wear glasses.
You ask another juror if they wear eyeglasses to sleep, and the juror admits that they does not wear them nobody does. You that there's no reason to expect that the woman had happened to be wearing her glasses while trying to sleep, and he points out that on her own evidence the attack happened so swiftly that she would not have had time to put them on.
This evidence [[has swayed the votes of 2 more jurors]] or [[isn't enough to convince more people to vote not guilty]]You discuss the woman witness who testified that she saw the murder take place from her window accross the street.
You notice that there were marks on either side of the woman's nose, indicating taht she must wear glasses.
You ask another juror if they wear eyeglasses to sleep, and the juror admits that they does not wear them nobody does. You that there's no reason to expect that the woman had happened to be wearing her glasses while trying to sleep, and he points out that on her own evidence the attack happened so swiftly that she would not have had time to put them on.
This evidence [[has swayed the votes of 2 jurors]] or [[isn't enough to convince more people to vote not guilty]]Jurors are still not convinced that the boy's alabi is legitmate.
The boy's alabi was being at the movies with a few friends at the time of the murder, but the boy could not remember what movie he had seen when questioned by police shortly after the murder.
You explain that being under emotional stress can make you forget certain things. You test how well other members can remember the events of previous days. A juror remembers the events of the past five days with some difficulty. You point out that they had not been under emotional stress at that time and had trouble remembering the events.
All of your evidence [[is not sufficient and you are left with a hung jury]] or you manage to [[sway the rest of the votes to not guilty]].Jurors are still not convinced that the boy's alabi is legitmate.
The boy's alabi was being at the movies with a few friends at the time of the murder, but the boy could not remember what movie he had seen when questioned by police shortly after the murder.
You explain that being under emotional stress can make you forget certain things. You test how well other members can remember the events of previous days. A juror remembers the events of the past five days with some difficulty. You point out that they had not been under emotional stress at that time and had trouble remembering the events.
All of your evidence [[is not sufficient and you are left with a hung jury]] or you manage to [[sway the rest of the votes to not guilty]].Jurors are still not convinced that the boy's alabi is legitmate.
The boy's alabi was being at the movies with a few friends at the time of the murder, but the boy could not remember what movie he had seen when questioned by police shortly after the murder.
You explain that being under emotional stress can make you forget certain things. You test how well other members can remember the events of previous days. A juror remembers the events of the past five days with some difficulty. You point out that they had not been under emotional stress at that time and had trouble remembering the events.
All of your evidence [[is not sufficient and you are left with a hung jury]] or you manage to [[sway the rest of the votes to not guilty]]You are left with a hung jury and the defendent must go on trial again with a different jury.
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THE ENDThe jury has come to a final decision that the defendent is not guilty and you all report your decision to the court.
THE END