
Press. S1 Ep12: The Verdict Pt 1
Oct 25, 2017
Dominic, a juror focused on legal standards and culpable negligence; Carl, a juror who presses moral responsibility and guilt; Mason, the juror who steers procedure and reads legal instructions. They clash over culpability, reasonable doubt, negligence, and whether manslaughter or a higher charge fits Samantha’s actions. Tension rises as the group inches toward a verdict.
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Open Ballot Forces Jurors To Clarify Positions
- Jurors move from secret ballots to open discussion to force clarity on guilt versus degrees of homicide.
- Mason leads by asking everyone to state guilty or not guilty and what would change their mind, prompting specific reasons from Carl, Dominic, Janet, and Steph.
Presumption Of Innocence Shifts Emotional Reactions
- The defense presumption of innocence reframes emotional judgments into legal standards.
- Steph rereads the jury instruction that the defendant is presumed innocent until the state proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, which shifts Mason's perspective.
Rule Out Legal Categories Systematically
- Systematically rule out legal categories (excusable homicide first) to narrow verdicts.
- Jurors cross out excusable homicide by applying statutory language like "usual ordinary caution" and expert testimony about rope danger.







