Twelve Angry Men - Questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DkI2I0W5i8

1. In Canada what type of court would hear this case?

2. How many days has the trial been going on when the jurors begin

their deliberations?

3. Before the jurors depart for the jury room, who gives them final

instructions? Summarize these instructions.

4. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?

5. What sentence must the defendant face if proven guilty?

6. What is "the burden of proof" and "reasonable doubt"?

7. At the first vote, how many of the twelve jurors think the defendant is guilty?

Who does not? Why?

8. What was the young man's alibi, and why was it so unbelievable?

9. What surprise does Juror 8 supply when they are discussing the murder

weapon? How does this affect the other jurors?

10. What was the final verdict?

11. How would you have voted if you were on the jury? Explain.

12. What two pieces of evidence does Juror Eight concentrate on in his discussion

with the other jurors? Explain how these might contradict evidence given in court.

13. What do the jurors decide to reconstruct?

14. How would this trial have been different if it were held today?