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== Plot ==
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After a group of teenagers are arrested for the murder of a Chinese restaurant owner, the DA must decide whether or not to seek the death penalty against the eldest teenager of the group.
   
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== Cast ==
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=== Main cast ===
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* ''Plot''
  
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* [[Jerry Orbach]] as [[Detective]] [[Lennie Briscoe]]
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* [[Jesse L. Martin]] as Detective [[Ed Green]]
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* [[S. Epatha Merkerson]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Anita Van Buren]]
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* [[Sam Waterston]] as [[Executive assistant district attorney|Executive A.D.A.]] [[Jack McCoy]]
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* [[Angie Harmon]] as [[Assistant district attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Abbie Carmichael]]
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* [[Dianne Wiest]] as Interim [[District attorney|D.A.]] [[Nora Lewin]]
   
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=== Recurring cast ===
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* [[Danny Burstein]] as [[Lester Rosenfeld]]
  
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* [[Danielle Carin]] as [[Heather Russo]]
  
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* [[Lynn Chen]] as [[Jenny Wu]]
  
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* [[Alex Feldman]] as [[Mitch Regan]]
  
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* [[Ken Garito]] as [[Kevin Russo]]
  
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* [[Murphy Guyer]] as [[Defense Attorney]] [[Leslie Stanton]]
  
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* [[John Heffernan]] as [[Marvin Warner]]
  
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* [[Leslie Hendrix]] as Dr. [[Elizabeth Rodgers]]
  
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* [[Wai Ching Ho]] as Mrs. [[Ngai (Mrs.)|Ngai]]
  
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* [[Audrie J. Neenan]] as [[Judge]] [[Marilyn Haynes]]
  
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* [[Giulia Pagano]] as Mrs. [[Russo (Mrs.)|Russo]]
  
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* [[Lou Bonacki]] as Mr. [[Russo (Mr.)|Russo]]
  
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* [[Brenda Pressley]] as [[Assistant District Attorney|ADA]] [[Shannon Hayes]]
  
 
* [[John Ramsey]] as [[Judge]] [[Walter Schreiber]]
  
* [[John Ramsey]] as [[Judge]] [[Walter Schreiber]]
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* [[Leslie Hendrix]] as [[Medical examiner|M.E.]] [[Elizabeth Rodgers]]
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=== Guest cast ===
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* [[Murphy Guyer]] as [[Defense attorney|Defense Attorney]] [[Leslie Stanton]]
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* [[Alex Feldman]] as [[Mitch Regan]]
 
* [[Molly Regan]] as Mrs. [[Regan (Mrs.)|Regan]]
  
* [[Molly Regan]] as Mrs. [[Regan (Mrs.)|Regan]]
 
* [[Jason Ritter]] as [[Nick Simms]]
  
* [[Jason Ritter]] as [[Nick Simms]]
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* [[Ken Garito]] as [[Kevin Russo]]
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* [[Audrie J. Neenan]] as [[Judge]] [[Marilyn Haynes]]
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* [[Danielle Carin]] as [[Heather Russo]]
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* [[Wai Ching Ho]] as Mrs. [[Ngai (Mrs.)|Ngai]]
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* [[Lynn Chen]] as [[Jenny Wu]]
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* [[John Heffernan]] as [[Marvin Warner]]
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* [[Brenda Pressley]] as [[Assistant district attorney|ADA]] [[Shannon Hayes]]
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* [[Danny Burstein]] as ADA [[Lester Rosenfeld]]
 
* [[Don Sparks]] as ADA [[Lawrence Donato]]
  
* [[Don Sparks]] as ADA [[Lawrence Donato]]
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* [[Michelle Stern]] as Heather Russo's [[Attorney]]
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* [[Jo Twiss]] as [[Carol Warner]]
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* [[Jo Twiss]] as Carol Warner
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* [[Lou Bonacki]] as Mr. [[Russo (Mr.)|Russo]]
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* [[Giulia Pagano]] as Mrs. [[Russo (Mrs.)|Russo]]
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* [[Clayton LeBouef]] as Lawyer #1
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* [[Michelle Stern]] as Lawyer #2
 
* [[Kay Walbye]] as Neighbor
  
* [[Kay Walbye]] as Neighbor
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* [[Pete Simpson]] as [[Crime Scene Unit|CSU]] Officer
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* [[Sharon Hope]] as Judge [[Pamela M.]]
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* [[Erin Dilly]] as [[Emily]]
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* [[Brennan Brown]] as Technician
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* [[Gregory Zaragoza]] as [[Joseph]]
 
* [[Dennis Paladino]] as Super
  
* [[Dennis Paladino]] as Super
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* [[Clayton LeBouef]] as Attorney #1
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* [[Pete Simpson]] as [[Crime Scene Unit|CSU]] Officer
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* [[Sharon Hope]] as Judge
  
 
* [[Cesar De León]] as Painter #1
  
* [[Cesar De León]] as Painter #1
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* [[Brennan Brown]] as [[Forensic]] Technician
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* [[Charles Navarrette]] as Painter #2
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* [[Erin Dilly]] as Emily
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* [[Lou Sones]] as Court Clerk
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* [[Lou Sones]] as Clerk
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* [[Tim Salamansyk]] as Jury Foreperson
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* [[Gregory Zaragoza]] as Joseph
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* [[Courtney S. Bunbury]] as Juror ''(uncredited)''
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* [[Courtney S. Bunbury]] as Juror (uncredited)
  
   
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==Quotes==
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== References ==
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*[[Texas]]
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* ''Quotes''
  
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*[[Tommy Ngai]]
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*[[United States Army]]
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*''Hynes v. Tomei''
   
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==Trivia==
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== Quotes ==
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{{quote|Hey, check it out. Here comes Sergeant Slaughter.|Lennie Briscoe spotting Marvin Warner}}
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* ''Trivia''
  
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{{quote|Charge him with murder. A person doesn't lose the back of his skull unless his killer intends him to.|Jack McCoy}}
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{{conversation|Which should be the standard to take the life of a teenager?|Lewin|Where I come from, it's when what a person's done is so vicious, so cruel, he forfeits the right to get any older.|Carmichael|Where I come from, a person can't forfeit that right. We can only take it from him.|Lewin}}
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{{episode|Title=Teenage Wasteland|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=11|Previous=[[Sunday in the Park with Jorge]]|Next=[[Phobia]]}}
  
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{{quote|My decision today continues this office's tradition of objectively applying the laws of this state to the cases it's charged with prosecuting in this great city. Ours is an island but we are not untouched by the national debate or its dictates concerning the death penalty. That being said, my decision goes against my personal feelings, but as District Attorney, I took an oath to uphold the law which includes applying the death penalty fairly with due process of law. To do otherwise would be to substitute my own judgment for the judgment of those the people elected to make such decisions. Accordingly, I am forced to conclude that notice to the court of our intention to seek the death penalty in the case of the ''People v. Mitch Regan'' is appropriate.|Nora Lewin to the press}}
   
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*'''Jury Foreman''': As to the first count of the indictment, murder in the first degree, the sentence of this jury is death.
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*'''Mrs. Regan''': No! No! Please! Don't kill him! Don't kill him! Oh my God!
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{{Quote|With any luck, we'll be able to strap him to a gurney before he's 21. God have mercy on our souls.|Nora Lewin}}
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== Background information and notes ==
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*The story was inspired by the [http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/01/nyregion/teenager-who-lured-deliveryman-to-his-death-pleads-guilty.html?ref=jinshengliu Jin-Sheng Liu] case, in which a Chinese deliveryman was lured to his death by five Queens teenagers. None of the teenagers were charged above murder in the second degree, and therefore none were facing the death penalty.
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Forensics Lab<br />
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One Police Plaza<br />
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Monday, November 22
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Apartment of<br />
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Carol Warner<br />
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Bay Ridge, Brooklyn<br />
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Wednesday, November 24
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Chambers of<br />
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Judge Marilyn Haynes<br />
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Appellate Division<br />
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Tuesday, December 14
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District Attorney's Office<br />
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Conference Room<br />
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Wednesday, December 22
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Supreme Court<br />
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Trial Part 78<br />
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Tuesday, January 25
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Chambers of<br />
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Judge Walter Schreiber<br />
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Tuesday, January 25
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Supreme Court<br />
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Trial Part 78<br />
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Wednesday, January 26
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{{episode|Title=Teenage Wasteland|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=11|Previous=[[Sunday in the Park with Jorge]]|Next=[[Phobia]]}}
 
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Revision as of 06:19, 1 September 2019

"Teenage Wasteland"
← L&O, Episode 11.12 →
Production number: E1315
First aired: 7 February 2001
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Mitch Regan
Written By
Barry Schindel & Aaron Zelman

Directed By
Constantine Makris

Plot

After a group of teenagers are arrested for the murder of a Chinese restaurant owner, the DA must decide whether or not to seek the death penalty against the eldest teenager of the group.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

References

Quotes

“ Hey, check it out. Here comes Sergeant Slaughter. ”

–Lennie Briscoe spotting Marvin Warner

“ Charge him with murder. A person doesn't lose the back of his skull unless his killer intends him to. ”

–Jack McCoy

Lewin: Which should be the standard to take the life of a teenager?
Carmichael: Where I come from, it's when what a person's done is so vicious, so cruel, he forfeits the right to get any older.
Lewin: Where I come from, a person can't forfeit that right. We can only take it from him.
“ My decision today continues this office's tradition of objectively applying the laws of this state to the cases it's charged with prosecuting in this great city. Ours is an island but we are not untouched by the national debate or its dictates concerning the death penalty. That being said, my decision goes against my personal feelings, but as District Attorney, I took an oath to uphold the law which includes applying the death penalty fairly with due process of law. To do otherwise would be to substitute my own judgment for the judgment of those the people elected to make such decisions. Accordingly, I am forced to conclude that notice to the court of our intention to seek the death penalty in the case of the People v. Mitch Regan is appropriate. ”

–Nora Lewin to the press


  • Jury Foreman: As to the first count of the indictment, murder in the first degree, the sentence of this jury is death.
  • Mrs. Regan: No! No! Please! Don't kill him! Don't kill him! Oh my God!


“ With any luck, we'll be able to strap him to a gurney before he's 21. God have mercy on our souls. ”

–Nora Lewin

Background information and notes

  • The story was inspired by the Jin-Sheng Liu case, in which a Chinese deliveryman was lured to his death by five Queens teenagers. None of the teenagers were charged above murder in the second degree, and therefore none were facing the death penalty.

Episode scene cards

1 2 3

Forensics Lab
One Police Plaza
Monday, November 22

Apartment of
Carol Warner
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Wednesday, November 24

Chambers of
Judge Marilyn Haynes
Appellate Division
Tuesday, December 14

4 5 6 7

District Attorney's Office
Conference Room
Wednesday, December 22

Supreme Court
Trial Part 78
Tuesday, January 25

Chambers of
Judge Walter Schreiber
Tuesday, January 25

Supreme Court
Trial Part 78
Wednesday, January 26

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