12 Angry Men Assignment

1. Were there any flaws in the prosecution's case which might have cast reasonable doubt on their evidence? If so, what were they? Were they problems of relevance or reliability?

2. What evidence was introduced by the jury members that the defense had not even used?

3. What inferences were made by jury members? What inferences were made in favor of the prosecution, upon what basis? What inferences were made in favor of the defendant that the defense had not made? Comment upon the relevance and reliability of all of these inferences.

4. Choose one of the jurors and discuss your perceptions of that person's behavior. Explain how you think that man's personal perspective may have influenced his decisions.