Case Studies

Something I have personally taken away from the hours of watching and taking notes on documentary is how the legal system works. We watched an ungodly amount of case studies and for what? In my opinion what I learned from all of this is a real understanding of the legal system. Instead of looking at books about the legal system and how it functions we took cases that a peculiar defense or appeal. I gained an understanding of how to really work the system. In the end it all comes down to a jury. If you can convince a jury that you did not commit the crime beyond reasonable doubt then you can beat the legal system. Looking at cases like Andrea Yates and Aflluenza, also gave us insight into crazy defenses. These cases showed us that you can use anything for a defense as long as it convinces a jury. Our legal system is based all of how convincing you can be. And for cases like OJ, the jury was just much easier to convince so he got off easier. These case studies have opened my eyes to how the legal system functions and  how flawed our system is.