12 AM study guide Flashcards
who is the oldest
9
which juror is first to switch his vote to not guilty
9
which juror has a cold
10
which juror questioned the woman’s testimony because she wore glasses
6
which juror calls for an open ballot vote
3
which juror grew up in the slums
5
which juror had cough drops
2
who had tickets to seven year itch
7
who is the bigot
10
who is the sadist
3
who is familiar with switch blade knives
5
who is a refugee from europe
11
who purchased a knife identical to the murder weapon
8
how old is the defendant
19
does the defendant have a criminal record?
yea
what did the old man hear and see
“im gona kill you” and a body falling to the floor. he saw the boy running downstairs
how long did it take the old man to get to the door?
15 seconds
whats the height difference between the boy and the dad?
6 inches
What had happened earlier that night which might go towards the boy’s motive in wanting to kill his dad?
The got into an argument and the dad hit the boy. The boy then stormed out, angry- at like 8.
what time did the murder take place?
around midnight
what did the lady across the street see
she saw the boy kill the dad thru the window of an el train. the last 2 out of the 5 carts
y did the jurors face the window
They stood up to show that they weren’t listening to Ten and to show that what he was in the wrong
who was the first one to stand up and face the window
5
y is it significant that they stood up at they window
Five is from the slums and it shows how racist Ten is being towards people from the slums
what is the message the jurors are sending by standing up and facing the window
the message they are sending is that they do not accept discriminatory views
“The phrase was ‘I’m going to kill you,’ and the kid screamed it out at the top of his lungs. Don’t try and tell me he didn’t mean it. Anybody says a thing like that the way he said it—they mean it.”
3
“Somehow I felt that the defense counsel never really conducted a thorough examination. I mean he was appointed by the court to defend the boy. He hardly seemed interested.”
8
“And let me tell you, they—don’t need any really big reason to kill someone either. You know, they get drunk, and bang, someone’s lying in the gutter. Nobody’s blaming them. That’s how they are. You know what I mean? Violent!”
10
“This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant man who has been nothing all his life, who has never had recognition—his name in the newspapers. Nobody knows him after seventy-five years. That’s a very sad thing. A man like this needs to be recognized.”
9
