To Kill a Mockingbird Trial Scene
Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck (who won an Academy Award for his performance), is a principled lawyer who defends Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. The 1962 movie is...
View ArticleUse of Video in Courtroom Has Strong Emotional Effect on Jurors
The March 2011 trial of Riccardo McCray in Erie County Court in Buffalo, N.Y., was a painful and emotional experience for jurors, witnesses, and mostly, family members of the murdered victims who...
View ArticleMonty Python Courtoom Charades
Monty Python’s Court Charades is a classic courtroom scene taken from the Flying Circus, Season 2, Episode 15, entitled “The Spanish Inquisition.” The nearly-slapstick scene was conceived, written, and...
View ArticleCourtroom Scene from The Medusa Touch
“The Medusa Touch” is a British movie released in 1978. The film starred Richard Burton as barrister (British courtroom attorney) John Morlar. The movie was based on a novel of the same name written by...
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