History Main / NotablyQuickDeliberation

While this can be TruthInTelevision, ''please'' [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement think twice]] before posting RealLife examples.

* In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} ''Disney/PlutosJudgementDay'', Pluto has a nightmare where he is tried in hell by devil cats for the crime of attacking cats (which Pluto did earlier in the cartoon). As shown in the page image, the jury literally goes in and out a revolving door before finding him guilty, and the jurors leave so quickly that the first to enter come out before the rest have even come in.

* The OJ Simpson Murder trial was the longest trial in U.S. History, beginning on January 24,1995 to October 3rd, 1995 (the jury was sworn in on November 9th, 1994, so they were attached to it for the better part of a year). The decision was rendered in four hours on October 2nd, 1995, but the judge held it off for a day due to the sheer size of the trial.

* In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} ''WesternAnimation/PlutosJudgementDay'', Pluto has a nightmare where he is tried in hell by devil cats for the crime of attacking cats (which Pluto did earlier in the cartoon). As shown in the page image, the jury literally goes in and out a revolving door before finding him guilty, and the jurors leave so quickly that the first to enter come out before the rest have even come in.

* In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} ''WesternAnimation/PlutosJudgementDay'', Pluto has a nightmare where he is tried in hell by devil cats for the crime of attacking cats (which Pluto did earlier in the cartoon). As shown in the page image, the jury literally goes in and out a revolving door before finding him guilty.

* In the Clay Shaw trial (made famous by the movie ''Film/{{JFK}}''), the jury took fifteen minutes - including the bathroom break - to acquit Shaw of conspiracy to murder John F. Kennedy.
* The OJ Simpson Murder trial was the longest trial in U.S. History, beginning on January 24,1995 to October 3rd, 1995 (the jury was sworn in on November 9th, 1994, so they were attached to it for the better part of a year). The decision was rendered in 4 hours on October 2nd, 1995, but the judge held it off for a day due to the sheer size of the trial.

* In this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfTGxaZzICk commercial]] for Value City Furniture a woman who says she got her new bedroom for "a steal" is busted by one of her friends who is wearing a HiddenWire.

* In ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' the jury on Tom Robinson's trial comes back with a verdict very quickly. Because they're all bigoted white southern men in a setting before The Civil Rights Movement, they found the black man on trial guilty almost immediately, despite having lots of facts presented to them that indicated he wasn't. But of course, they take almost no time to consider them. In actuality, the trope was at least partially averted. It took several hours to return the guilty verdict, rather than "almost immediately". It may be a short deliberation for a rape trial resulting in a (grossly unjust!) verdict of guilty and sentence of death, but it was a lot longer than expected. Atticus Finch actually notes that a speedy deliberation was ''usually'' the case with a black defendant (due to aforementioned bigoted southern men). The jury is in and out again in a few minutes. However, here, according to Atticus Finch, one of the jurors was advocating for outright acquittal and it took several hours to wear him down.

* ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' episode "The Menace of the White Dwarf". The supervillain Raven puts Superman on trial. At the end of the trial the jurors find Superman guilty without even leaving the jury box or deliberating. It's justified in this case because the jury is made up of Raven's robots, who are programmed to find Superman guilty.

* ''Series/TheFlash'': Barry mentions on the third episode that (because the evidence wouldn't make sense otherwise, understandably because it was impossible to believe that [[spoiler:a speedster from the future]] could have done it) the case to convict Dr. Henry Allen for the murder of his wife was so iron-clad that it only took the jury 52 minutes to declare him guilty.

* The jury in Creator/FattyArbuckle's third manslaughter trial took ten minutes to acquit him, and issued an impassioned statement in Arbuckle's defense. It was too late to resurrect Arbuckle's career.

* In ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' the jury on Tom Robinson's trial comes back with a verdict very quickly. Because they're all bigoted white southern men in a setting before The Civil Rights Movement, they found the black man on trial guilty almost immediately, despite having lots of facts presented to them that indicated he wasn't. But of course, they take almost no time to consider them. In actuality, the trope was at least partially averted. It took several hours to return the guilty verdict, rather than "almost immediately". It may be a short deliberation for a rape trial resulting in a (grossly unjust!) verdict of guilty and sentence of death, but it was a lot longer than expected. Atticus Finch actually notes that a quick deliberation was ''usually'' the case with a black defendant (due to aforementioned bigoted southern men). The jury is in and out again in a few minutes. However, here, according to Atticus Finch, one of the jurors was advocating for outright acquittal and it took several hours to wear him down.

* In ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' the jury on Tom Robinson's trial comes back with a verdict very quickly. Because they're all bigoted white southern men in a setting before The Civil Rights Movement, they found the black man on trial guilty almost immediately, despite having lots of facts presented to them that indicated he wasn't. But of course, they take almost no time to consider them. In actuality, the trope was at least partially averted. It took several hours to return the guilty verdict, rather than "almost immediately". It may be a short deliberation for a rape trial resulting in a (grossly unjust!) verdict of guilty and sentence of death, but it was a lot longer than expected. Atticus Finch actual stated that a notably quick deliberation was ''usually'' the case with a black defendant (due to aforementioned bigoted southern men). The jury is in and out again in a few minutes. However, here, according to Atticus Finch, one of the jurors was advocating for outright acquittal and it took several hours to wear him down.

* The trial's been dragging on for a while, and the jurors have had plenty of time to think about the evidence.

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->'''Judge Alvarez''': Mr. Foreman, has the jury come to a decision?\\
'''Foreman''': Oh, yeah. In the hall on the way to the jury room.

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'''Judge:''' ''[walking out of bathroom]'' She just did. Jury, have you reached a verdict?\\
''[closet door opens to reveal jury]''\\

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* In ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' the jury on Tom Robinson's trial comes back with a verdict very quickly. Because they're all bigoted white southern men in a setting before The Civil Rights Movement, they found the black man on trial guilty almost immediately, despite having lots of facts presented to them that indicated he wasn't. But of course, they take almost no time to consider them.
** In actuality, the trope was at least partially averted. It took several hours to return the guilty verdict, rather than "almost immediately". It may be a short deliberation for a rape trial resulting in a (grossly unjust!) verdict of guilty and sentence of death, but it was a lot longer than expected. Atticus Finch actual stated that a notably quick deliberation was ''usually'' the case with a black defendant (due to aforementioned bigoted southern men). The jury is in and out again in a few minutes. However, here, according to Atticus Finch, one of the jurors was advocating for outright acquittal and it took several hours to wear him down.
* In the children's book ''Mystery In The Night Woods'' Flying Squirrel is on trial for kidnapping Miss Owl. The jurors literally don't leave the courtroom, or even ''talk to each other'', before rendering their decision.
-->'''Judge Bullfrog:''' "Now, members of the jury, is Flying Squirrel guilty or not guilty? I want you to think carefully before you decide anything. You have a great responsibility."\\
'''Jury Foreman (a toad):''' "I think we've already decided," he said. He looked at the other animals. They nodded.

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* Subverted in the 80s [=BBC=] adaptation of Creator/DorothyLSayers' Literature/LordPeterWimsey novel ''Strong Poison''. Two reporters awaiting the verdict in Harriet Vane's murder trial expect the jurors to return quickly:

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->'''Judge Alvarez''': Mr. Foreman, has the jury come to a decision?
->'''Foreman''': Oh, yeah. In the hall on the way to the jury room.
-->''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'', "George Testi-Lies for Benny"

--> '''Denise:''' A steal means it was super affordable.
--> '''Man:''' Tell it to the judge.
--> '''Judge:''' ''[walking out of bathroom]'' She just did. Jury, have you reached a verdict?
--> ''[closet door opens to reveal jury]''
--> '''Foreman:''' We have, your honor.

* Narrowly averted in ''TwelveAngryMen'' and the RogueJuror trope it inspired: if it wasn't for one guy, they'd have voted for conviction in about five minutes.

-->'''Judge Bullfrog:''' "Now, members of the jury, is Flying Squirrel guilty or not guilty? I want you to think carefully before you decide anything. You have a great responsibility."
-->'''Jury Foreman (a toad):''' "I think we've already decided," he said. He looked at the other animals. They nodded.

* Subverted in the 80s [=BBC=] adaptation of the Creator/DorothyLSayers' Literature/LordPeterWimsey novel ''Strong Poison''. Two reporters awaiting the verdict in Harriet Vane's murder trial expect the jurors to return quickly:
--> '''Young Reporter:''' They won't be long, I shouldn't think. Pretty damned obvious.
--> '''Older Reporter:''' Yes. We'll miss the six-thirty edition unless the jury gets a move on The old man's careful, but he's very slow.
--> '''Young Reporter:''' They've got to make some show of considering their verdict. Give them twenty minutes. They'll want a smoke.
--> '''Older Reporter:''' So do I. Fancy one?
-->'''Young Reporter:''' Let's go.

* In ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'', when Benny is on trial for a crime she committed 30 years ago, the jury already reached a verdict before they made it to the jury room (see the page quote) and they find Benny guilty.

* The jury in Creator/FattyArbuckle's third manslaughter trial took ten minutes to acquit him, and issued an impassioned statement in Arbuckle's defense (see the Creator page). It was too late to resurrect Arbuckle's career.

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-->''TheGeorgeLopezShow'', "George Testi-Lies for Benny"

* In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} ''PlutosJudgementDay'', Pluto has a nightmare where he is tried in hell by devil cats for the crime of attacking cats (which Pluto did earlier in the cartoon). As shown in the page image, the jury literally goes in and out a revolving door before finding him guilty.

* Creator/AlFranken was sued by the FoxNewsChannel for his book ''Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right'' for using Fox News's motto: "Fair and Balanced". The judge heard both sides' arguments and told them he needed a moment to consider. He stepped out of the courtroom for two seconds before returning and saying, "Your (Fox's) claim is completely without merit, both legally and factually."

* The ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' story introducing Billy the Kid has the first trial fail because the jury is ''terrified'' of the title character. After Luke's elaborate scheme destroys that fear and gets Billy on trial again, the narration specifies that this time the jury deliberated for nine seconds before declaring him guilty.