In this episode, Mr. Lafayette discusses two movies that his students in both Street & Practical Law I & II viewed in classes this week. The movies are 12 Angry Men, a 1957 classic that brings viewers into the jury room where 12 strangers who heard testimony during a six-day trial now have to decide on the verdict with the 18 year-old defendant's life swinging in the balance. This was shown to Street Law I classes since that course focuses on criminal law. Street Law II students were shown The Verdict a 1982 movie dealing a negligence trial set in Boston where the plaintiff is one Deborah Ann Kaye, a comatose young woman who was the victim of doctors' negligence. Both films compliment the two courses perfectly showing students the inner workings of jury deliberations and the nuts and bolts of a civil jury trial. Join Mr. Lafayette as he highlights both films.
