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no one likes a smart aleck, but in this case an innocent man's life hangs in the balance
Two excellent movies about a jury in a murder trial. Initially, eleven jurors are ready to convict the defendant and are getting increasingly angry at the lone man who still has [[reasonable doubt]]. The movie follows the conversation of the jurors. Interestingly enough, the audience never finds out whether the defendant is guilty; this further stresses "innocence until proven guilty".
Two excellent movies about a jury in a murder trial. Initially, eleven jurors are ready to convict the defendant and are getting increasingly angry at the lone man who still has [[reasonable doubt]]. The movie follows the conversation of the jurors. Interestingly enough, the audience never finds out whether the defendant is guilty; this further stresses "innocence until proven guilty".
The movie illustrates three particulars of [[justice]] unique to American democracy:
#the defendant does not have to demonstrate his innocence. He is innocent until proved guilty. #the verdict must be unanimous, since unanimity guards against a miscarriage of justice.
#the defendant can be convicted only in the absence of reasonable doubt on the part of the jury. [http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-twelve-angry-men/themes.html]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/quotes Extensive quotes from the movie] showing how Juror #8 ([[Henry Fonda]]) establishes reasonable doubt in the minds of the other jury members.
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/quotes Extensive quotes from the movie] showing how Juror #8 ([[Henry Fonda]]) establishes reasonable doubt in the minds of the other jury members.