In a case of the court details are very important to the evidence. This lesson can be seen when the jury has reasonable doubt of the timing of the old man getting to the door with just enough time to see the boy leave in a hurry. The juror's then decide to time it and figure out the real time. The time was about 39 seconds. The old man said it was 15 seconds. Obviously the old man left out crucial details from the case and made it even harder to decide a verdict. Juror Eleven: " thirty nine seconds".
Juror 4: " And the old cripple swore on his oath, that it was 15 seconds". (Rose 42)
I agree with you Jacob that details are very important and crucial to this case. If the jurors didn't figure out how much time it took for the boy to escape then he might of been charged guilty and it could of effected the whole case.
ReplyDeleteI agree that details are very important to the evidence. In a criminal case, the evidence can decide whether or not the defendant will go to prison. If juror number 8 did not decide to reenact the old man, then he would still be the only person with reasonable doubt. Instead he convinced the other jurors that there was reasonable doubt because of crucial evidence.
ReplyDeleteThe details you pointed out are very crucial to the case. I had previously been focusing on the bifocals and the knife, but the timing of everything after the murder is really even more crucial than the actual weapon in deciding the verdict.
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