The longer the discussion goes on, the more we realize that certain jurors (like #3 and #10) are just really vindictive dudes who want to send the kid to the electric chair for petty, personal reasons. The others are amazed, and Juror #8 gets a little more support for his Not Guilty verdict. But Juror #8 proves that the knife isn't unique at all when he pulls out an exact replica and slams it down into the jury table.
A store owner reported selling this same type of knife to the kid earlier in the night. One of the biggest pieces of evidence against the young man on trial is the unique knife that was used to kill his father. If everyone votes for Guilty again, he'll join them and end the whole thing.īut sure enough, one of the other jurors votes Not Guilty, and the conversation continues. Finally, Juror #8 asks the foreman to take a second vote, which he (#8) will stay out of. He brings up certain details of the case that have been bothering him, but the other jurors want him to stop stalling so they can get on with the Guilty verdict. After all, they're about to send an eighteen year-old kid to the electric chair, and Juror #8 doesn't want to do that without having a conversation first. In the U.S., juries usually need to reach a unanimous vote in order to decide a case, so it looks like the jurors aren't going anywhere until they can get Juror #8 (the naysayer) to play ball.Īt first, Juror #8 says he just wants to talk for a while about the verdict. But one holds out for a Not Guilty verdict.
It barely takes them any time to vote for Guilty when they enter the jury room. The accused is an eighteen year-old kid who's been charged with murdering his dad, and all of the jurors seem pretty convinced that he did it. The judge gives them instructions to reach a ruling on a trial for first-degree murder.
We enter a courthouse and see twelve men sitting in a jury box.
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