Newhall 1
When the movie 12 Angry Men begins, the trial of the 18 year old Puerto Rican boy who was accused of killing his father had ended. The judge gives direction to the 12 jury members, “You’ve listened to the testimony...It’s now your duty to sit down and separate the facts from the fancy. One man is dead, another mans life is at stake. If there is a reasonable doubt in your minds... then you bring me a verdict of not guilty. If, however, there’s no reasonable doubt, then you must...find the accused guilty...”. Once the 12 jurors start to discuss the guilt of the accused youth, they take their first vote; eleven to one in favor of guilty. Juror 8 was the only one to vote for a non- guilty verdict. Juror 8 thinks that there needs to be
When the movie 12 Angry Men begins, the trial of the 18 year old Puerto Rican boy who was accused of killing his father had ended. The judge gives direction to the 12 jury members, “You’ve listened to the testimony...It’s now your duty to sit down and separate the facts from the fancy. One man is dead, another mans life is at stake. If there is a reasonable doubt in your minds... then you bring me a verdict of not guilty. If, however, there’s no reasonable doubt, then you must...find the accused guilty...”. Once the 12 jurors start to discuss the guilt of the accused youth, they take their first vote; eleven to one in favor of guilty. Juror 8 was the only one to vote for a non- guilty verdict. Juror 8 thinks that there needs to be