Deliberation

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Deliberation

Legal deliberation is the process in which a jury

Jury

A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render a rationalism, impartiality verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a sentence or judgment....
in a trial

Trial (law)

In law, a trial is an event in which parties come together to a dispute present information in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute....
in court discusses in private the findings of the court and decides by vote with which argument to agree of either opposing side. As in public deliberation (or "deliberative democracy

Deliberative democracy

Deliberative democracy, also sometimes called discursive democracy, is a term used by some political theorys, to refer to any system of political decisions based on some tradeoff of direct democracy and representative democracy that relies on citizen deliberation to make sound policy....
"), legal deliberation is a form of communication which emphasizes the use of logic and reasoning (as opposed to power, coercion or emotion) to make sound decisions.

In criminal matters, this can involve both rendering a verdict

Verdict

In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge....
and determining the appropriate sentence.

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Legal deliberation is the process in which a jury

Jury

A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render a rationalism, impartiality verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a sentence or judgment....
in a trial

Trial (law)

Deliberative democracy

Verdict

In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge....
and determining the appropriate sentence. In civil cases, the decision is whether to agree with the plaintiff or the defendant and the amount and nature of the results of the trial.

Typically, a jury must come to a unanimous decision before delivering a verdict; however, there are exceptions. When a unanimous decision is not reached and the jury feels that one is not possible, they declare themselves a 'hung jury

Hung jury

A hung jury is a jury that cannot agree upon a verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is deadlocked with irreconcilable differences of opinion....
', a mistrial is declared and the trial will have to be redone at the discretion of the plaintiff

Plaintiff

A plaintiff , also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy, and if successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order ....
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One of the most famous dramatic examples of this phase of a trial in practice is the film

Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from the Reginald Rose play, Twelve Angry Men. Directed by first-time director Sidney Lumet, the film tells the story of a jury member who tries to persuade the other eleven members to acquit the suspect on trial on the basis of burden of proof....
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It has also been said that the longer a jury takes while deliberating a verdict, the lower the success rate for the prosecution.

Deliberation

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