Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 25, 2007
'Twelve Angry Men' Provides Rare Insight Into Jurors' Deliberative Process
Forum Column - By Alan H. Friedenthal - A criminal jury that returns its verdict quickly usually renders a guilty verdict. The jury comprising “Twelve Angry Men,” now playing at the Ahmanson Theatre, which returns its verdict in just under 100 minutes, renders a guilty pleasure.
By Alan H. Friedenthal
If it is axiomatic that a criminal jury that returns its verdict quickly usually renders a guilty verdict, then the jury comprising "Twelve Angry Men" (now playing at the Music Center's Ahmanson Theatre), which returns its verdict in just under 100 minutes, renders a guilty pleasure.
The Reginald Rose stage piece, which unfortunately will always suffer ...
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