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What Are The Constitutional Amendments In The Movie Fracture

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Fracture is a movie that focuses on the court proceedings of an attempted murder trial and emphasizes the legal aspects of this event. In the film, there are several instances in which the Constitutional Amendments are used in the movie as positive or negative rulings in the court. Because this is a movie follows a complex court case, it is an excellent source for these Constitutional Amendments and provides a multitude of examples to accurately represent the commonly used amendments in trials and arrests. This movie focuses primarily on the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution, as well as the basic concepts of criminal justice. In the Movie Fracture, the story begins with Ted Crawford finding out that his wife, …show more content…

As a result, Crawford is found not guilty and is then acquitted based on insufficient evidence. This puts a strain on Beachman’s career and forces him to make a choice based on an ultimatum, and leads Nunally to commit suicide. While he is advised to accept the defeat and move on, his conscious will not allow him to. He begins an obsessive search to find evidence to convict Crawford, and Crawford ends up pulling the plug on Jennifer Crawford, who was on life support. After searching, Beachum discovers that the murder weapon was swapped with Nunally’s gun and provides evidence to bring Crawford to trial again, but this time for murder, since he pulled the plug on his …show more content…

He knew that his written confession was essentially useless. By defending himself, he was able to ask Nunally, in front of the jury, about the affair with the victim. Because of the intimate relationship with the victim, Crawford’s confession was thrown out since it could have easily been coerced. Moreover, the lack of evidence against him made it easy for him to defend himself. He stealthily switched guns with Nunally while he was emotionally comrpromised, which allowed the only piece of evidence to leave the crime scene. Ultimately, Crawford used his Sixth Amendment rights to his own advantage during this trial by denying a defense attorney and representing

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