Why did Juror 9 change his vote not guilty?

Juror 9 is the first of the remaining eleven jurors to change his vote after the initial one. He does this, not because he has changed his mind, but to give support to Juror 8. Juror 9 chooses to vote not guilty to continue the discussion and side with Juror 8 in examining the testimonies more closely.

Why does Juror 5 react the way he does when Juror 10 talks about the accused?

why does juror 5 react the way he does when your 10 talks about the accused? he reacted that way because he also grew up the same way as him in the slums. why is the switchblade knife and important piece of evidence?

Was juror 3 pressured into changing his vote?

Do you think 3 was pressured into changing his vote? Explain. Yes, he was standing alone and everyone was against him trying to convince him that there is reasonable doubt as to the boy’s guilt, and at the end he says “all right!” as in “fine I give up.”

Who is Juror 8 referring to when he says she is one of them?

From then on, the strongest guilty proponents—Jurors 3, 7, and 10—consistently refer to the defendant as a “kid,” while Juror 8 and some of the other jurors use the term “boy.” While the denotations of both words are similar, the connotations are different. “Kid” is harsher, less affectionate.

What changes the mind of the last juror not guilty?

Juror 3 was the last to change his vote. His stubbornness to change his decision from guilty to not guilty appears early in the play.

Why did Juror 5 change his vote?

In Act III while the jurors are discussing the murder scene, Juror 5 suddenly realizes that the position of the switch knife is strange. In Act II Juror 3 accused Juror 5 of changing his vote to not guilty after seeing his abrupt anger at Juror 10’s comments about how the slums are “… breeding grounds for criminals”.

What claim does Juror 8 make when he pieces the two witness testimonies together?

Juror #8: He votes “not guilty” during the jury’s first vote.