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== Plot ==
  
== 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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The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; Lewin is forced to decide if 18 years old is too young for the death penalty.
  
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==Synopis==
  
   
 
== Cast ==
  
== Cast ==
 
=== Main cast ===
  
=== Main cast ===
 
* [[Jerry Orbach]] as [[Detective]] [[Lennie Briscoe]]
  
* [[Jerry Orbach]] as [[Detective]] [[Lennie Briscoe]]
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* [[Jesse L. Martin]] as [[Detective]] [[Ed Green]]
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* [[Jesse L. Martin]] as Detective [[Ed Green]]
 
* [[S. Epatha Merkerson]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Anita Van Buren]]
  
* [[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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* [[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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* [[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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* [[Dianne Wiest]] as Interim [[District attorney|D.A.]] [[Nora Lewin]]
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=== Recurring cast ===
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* [[John Ramsey]] as [[Judge]] [[Walter Schreiber]]
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* [[Leslie Hendrix]] as [[Medical examiner|M.E.]] [[Elizabeth Rodgers]]
   
 
=== Guest cast ===
  
=== Guest cast ===
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* [[Murphy Guyer]] as [[Defense attorney|Defense Attorney]] [[Leslie Stanton]]
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* [[Danny Burstein]] as [[Lester Rosenfeld]]
  
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* [[Alex Feldman]] as [[Mitch Regan]]
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* [[Molly Regan]] as Mrs. [[Regan (Mrs.)|Regan]]
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* [[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]]
 
* [[Danielle Carin]] as [[Heather Russo]]
  
* [[Danielle Carin]] as [[Heather Russo]]
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* [[Wai Ching Ho]] as Mrs. [[Ngai (Mrs.)|Ngai]]
 
* [[Lynn Chen]] as [[Jenny Wu]]
  
* [[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]]
  
 
* [[John Heffernan]] as [[Marvin Warner]]
  
* [[John Heffernan]] as [[Marvin Warner]]
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* [[Leslie Hendrix]] as Dr. [[Elizabeth Rodgers]]
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* [[Brenda Pressley]] as [[Assistant district attorney|ADA]] [[Shannon Hayes]]
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* [[Wai Ching Ho]] as Mrs. [[Ngai (Mrs.)|Ngai]]
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* [[Danny Burstein]] as ADA [[Lester Rosenfeld]]
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* [[Audrie J. Neenan]] as [[Judge]] [[Marilyn Haynes]]
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* [[Don Sparks]] as ADA [[Lawrence Donato]]
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* [[Jo Twiss]] as [[Carol Warner]]
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* [[Lou Bonacki]] as Mr. [[Russo (Mr.)|Russo]]
 
* [[Giulia Pagano]] as Mrs. [[Russo (Mrs.)|Russo]]
  
* [[Giulia Pagano]] as Mrs. [[Russo (Mrs.)|Russo]]
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* [[Lou Bonacki]] as Mr. [[Russo (Mr.)|Russo]]
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* [[Clayton LeBouef]] as Lawyer #1
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* [[Michelle Stern]] as Lawyer #2
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* [[Brenda Pressley]] as [[Assistant District Attorney|ADA]] [[Shannon Hayes]]
  
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* [[John Ramsey]] as [[Judge]] [[Walter Schreiber]]
  
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* [[Molly Regan]] as Mrs. [[Regan (Mrs.)|Regan]]
  
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* [[Jason Ritter]] as [[Nick Simms]]
  
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* [[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
  
 
* [[Kay Walbye]] as Neighbor
  
* [[Kay Walbye]] as Neighbor
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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]]
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* [[Dennis Paladino]] as Super
 
* [[Pete Simpson]] as [[Crime Scene Unit|CSU]] Officer
  
* [[Pete Simpson]] as [[Crime Scene Unit|CSU]] Officer
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* [[Dennis Paladino]] as Super
  
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* [[Clayton LeBouef]] as Attorney #1
  
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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)
  
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==
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[[Tommy Ngai]]
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*[[Texas]]
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*[[Tommy Ngai]]
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*[[United States Army]]
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*''Hynes v. Tomei''
   
 
== Quotes ==
  
== Quotes ==
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{{quote|Hey, check it out. Here comes Sergeant Slaughter.|Lennie Briscoe spotting Marvin Warner}}
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''(After Mitch Regan says the killing was an accident)''
  
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{{quote|Charge him with murder. A person doesn't lose the back of his skull unless the killer intends him to.|Jack McCoy}}
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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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{{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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''(Discussing seeking the death penalty for 18-year-old Mitch Regan)''
  
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*'''Mrs. Regan''': No! No! Please! Don't kill him! Don't kill him! Oh my God!
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{{conversation|What should be the standard to take the life of a teenager?|Nora Lewin|Where I come from, it's where the crime committed is so vicious, so cruel, he forfeits the right to get any older.|Abbie Carmichael|Where I come from a person can't forfeit that right. We can only take it from him.|Nora Lewin}}
  
   
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''(Lewin addressing the press regarding her decision on the death penalty.)''
  
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{{quote2|My decision today continues this office's decision 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 judgement for the judgement 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 versus Mitch Reagan is appropriate.|Nora Lewin}}
  
   
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''(Last words)''
  
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{{Quote2|With any luck, we'll be able to strap him to a gurney before he's 21. God help us all.|Nora Lewin}}
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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}}
   
 
== Background information and notes ==
  
== 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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''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-Shen Liu] case, in which a Chinese deliveryman was lured to his death by five Queens teenagers. In the real-life case, none of the teenagers were charged above murder-two, and therefore none were facing the death penalty.
  
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The sentencing issue mentioned towards the end of the episode eventually led the repeal of the death penalty in New York in 2004, three years after the episode aired. As portrayed in the episode, in New York law, when a defendant was facing jury sentencing in a death penalty case, the jury were only able to choose between two options - life without parole, or the death penalty. In addition, judges were legally obliged to inform the jury that if they were deadlocked and could not make a decision beween the two, then the judge would have to impose a mandatory third sentence - 25 to life with the possibility of parole. This provision was criticized as it was feared that many jurors would be 'scared' into going along with the death penalty as they did not want to take the risk of the killer ever getting out on to the streets. In 2004, the New York Court of Appeals ruled this provision unconstitutional, effectively ending the death penalty in New York. (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._LaValle People v LaValle])
  
   
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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]]}}
  
{{episode|Title=Teenage Wasteland|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=11|Previous=[[Sunday in the Park with Jorge]]|Next=[[Phobia]]}}

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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