Question

In 12 Angry Men, why did juror 8 vote not guilty?

Answer 1

It is through his persuasive abilities that one by one, the other jurorschange their initial vote from guilty tonot guilty. In the first vote, Juror 8 is the only one to vote not guilty. Hedoes this not because he really feels that the defendant is necessarily innocent, but for another reason altogether.

Answer 2

When Juror Nine is the first to change his voteto 'not guilty' during a secret ballot vote, JurorThree becomes aggressive with Juror Five, accusing him of being the one to change his vote. ... However, the demonstration ends up reminding Juror Five of knife fights that he saw in his neighborhood as he was growing up.