6A (Act 2) Chris Burleson

During the trial, Juror 8 ends up being one of the most influential jurors out of the bunch. His calm manner and well-thought out arguments help him tremendously in converting the other jurors to his side of not guilty. After Juror 8's different arguments, the other jurors begin to switch sides like Juror 5 when he states, "I'd like to change my vote to not guilty," (Rose 36). Juror 5 is not the only one to be won over for by the end of the trial, Juror 8 has managed to get everyone to switch to not guilty, even the extremely reluctant Juror 3. All of this proves that one determined and skilled individual can wield a lot of influence.