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** It makes his subsequent race-baiting CharacterDerailment all the more aggravating, though.
** That depends: some see the fact that he became a defense attorney on principle as a CMOA. Alternatively there's the UnfortunateImplications theory that he was turned into a [[StrawCharacter Strawman Political]] of the MalcolmXerox variety so the writers could make a point.
** That depends: some see the fact that he became a defense attorney on principle as a CMOA. Alternatively there's the UnfortunateImplications theory that he was turned into a [[StrawCharacter Strawman Political]] of the MalcolmXerox variety so the writers could make a point.
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* The season finale "C.O.D.":
** With a ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'' plot having unveiled the result of two murders in which Adele Byrne and Belinda Gardner murdered each other's respective husbands John and Randall, in order to combat the bias principal of charging the two together or trying the cases consecutively, Branch suggests trying the cases concurrently.
** This results in [=McCoy=] dealing with Belinda's case and Sotherlyn taking on Adele's and while Belinda's case is weaker and results in an acquittal, Adele's ends in a conviction--with Southerlyn more than holding her own as lead.
** While Belinda who'd never killed anyone before hit John with two of the three shots she fired, Adele killed Randall with all three.
** [=McCoy=] is able to use Adele's conviction--and also her taking a deal for a more lenient sentence--to charge Belinda with the murder of her own husband though--and then get her to accept the exact same sentence as well.
-->'''Belinda''': 12 people still acquitted me.
-->'''[=McCoy=]''': Yeah. That's gotta burn.
** With a ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'' plot having unveiled the result of two murders in which Adele Byrne and Belinda Gardner murdered each other's respective husbands John and Randall, in order to combat the bias principal of charging the two together or trying the cases consecutively, Branch suggests trying the cases concurrently.
** This results in [=McCoy=] dealing with Belinda's case and Sotherlyn taking on Adele's and while Belinda's case is weaker and results in an acquittal, Adele's ends in a conviction--with Southerlyn more than holding her own as lead.
** While Belinda who'd never killed anyone before hit John with two of the three shots she fired, Adele killed Randall with all three.
** [=McCoy=] is able to use Adele's conviction--and also her taking a deal for a more lenient sentence--to charge Belinda with the murder of her own husband though--and then get her to accept the exact same sentence as well.
-->'''Belinda''': 12 people still acquitted me.
-->'''[=McCoy=]''': Yeah. That's gotta burn.
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* "Last Dance": In what ends up being [=McCoy=]'s epic LastStand, he's being pressured by the New York Mayor to not bring the Mayor's son in to testify against the mogul who sexually assaulted and then years later killed his ex-girlfriend in the heat of the moment when she was gonna come forward--because forcing the son to testify would result in his affair he had on the retreat being exposed. Price faces the same threat from the Mayor in that he'll not only throw support to [=McCoy=]'s opponent in the DA race instead, but that he'll also fire Price publicly too. As a result, [=McCoy=] falls on his own sword and circumvents all extortion by means of removing Price from the case; ''taking it over himself''; getting the testimony while also showing he's ''[[StillGotIt in no way lost his expertise as a prosecutor after all these years]]''; doing of his classic, trademark closing summations; '''getting a conviction''' and then resigning as the DA so as to not only prevent further retaliation against himself or Price from the Mayor, but also leave the door wide open for the next DA to instead be chosen by the Governor and be a way better pick than his opponent too--thus [=McCoy=], who was considering resigning for a while anyway, ends his career entirely on his terms and totally on top at that too.
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* "Last Dance": In what ends up being [=McCoy=]'s epic LastStand, he's being pressured by the New York Mayor to not bring the Mayor's son in to testify against the mogul who sexually assaulted and then years later killed his ex-girlfriend in the heat of the moment when she was gonna come forward--because forcing the son to testify would result in his affair he had on the retreat being exposed. Price faces the same threat from the Mayor in that he'll not only throw support to [=McCoy=]'s opponent in the DA race instead, but that he'll also fire Price publicly too. As a result, [=McCoy=] falls on his own sword and circumvents all extortion by means of removing Price from the case; ''taking it over himself''; getting the testimony while also showing he's ''[[StillGotIt in no way lost his expertise as a prosecutor after all these years]]''; doing one of his classic, trademark closing summations; '''getting a conviction''' and then resigning as the DA so as to not only prevent further retaliation against himself or Price from the Mayor, but also leave the door wide open for the next DA to instead be chosen by the Governor and be a way better pick than his opponent too--thus [=McCoy=], who was considering resigning for a while anyway, ends his career entirely on his terms and totally on top at that too.
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* "Last Dance": In what ends up being [=McCoy=]'s epic LastStand, he's being pressured by the New York Mayor to not bring the Mayor's son in to testify against the mogul who sexually assaulted and then years later killed his ex-girlfriend in the heat of the moment when she was gonna come forward--because forcing the son to testify would result in his affair he had on the retreat being exposed. Price faces the same threat from the Mayor in that he'll not only throw support to [=McCoy=]'s opponent in the DA race instead, but that he'll also fire Price publicly too. As a result, [=McCoy=] falls on his own sword and circumvents all extortion by means of removing Price from the case; ''taking it over himself''; getting the testimony while also showing he's ''[[StillGotIt in no way lost his expertise as a prosecutor after all these years]]''; '''getting a conviction''' and then resigning as the DA so as to not only prevent further retaliation against himself or Price from the Mayor, but also leave the door wide open for the next DA to instead be chosen by the Governor and be a way better pick than his opponent too--thus [=McCoy=], who was considering resigning for a while anyway, ends his career entirely on his terms and totally on top at that too.
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* "Last Dance": In what ends up being [=McCoy=]'s epic LastStand, he's being pressured by the New York Mayor to not bring the Mayor's son in to testify against the mogul who sexually assaulted and then years later killed his ex-girlfriend in the heat of the moment when she was gonna come forward--because forcing the son to testify would result in his affair he had on the retreat being exposed. Price faces the same threat from the Mayor in that he'll not only throw support to [=McCoy=]'s opponent in the DA race instead, but that he'll also fire Price publicly too. As a result, [=McCoy=] falls on his own sword and circumvents all extortion by means of removing Price from the case; ''taking it over himself''; getting the testimony while also showing he's ''[[StillGotIt in no way lost his expertise as a prosecutor after all these years]]''; doing of his classic, trademark closing summations; '''getting a conviction''' and then resigning as the DA so as to not only prevent further retaliation against himself or Price from the Mayor, but also leave the door wide open for the next DA to instead be chosen by the Governor and be a way better pick than his opponent too--thus [=McCoy=], who was considering resigning for a while anyway, ends his career entirely on his terms and totally on top at that too.
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* "Last Dance": In what ends up being [=McCoy=]'s epic LastStand, he's being pressured by the New York Mayor to not bring the Mayor's son in to testify against the mogul who sexually assaulted and then years later killed his ex-girlfriend in the heat of the moment when she was gonna come forward--because forcing the son to testify would result in his affair he had on the retreat being exposed. Price faces the same threat from the Mayor in that he'll not only throw support to [=McCoy=]'s opponent in the DA race instead, but that he'll also fire Price publicly too. As a result, [=McCoy=] falls on his own sword and circumvents all extortion by means of removing Price from the case; ''taking it over himself''; getting the testimony while also showing he's ''[[StillGotIt in no way lost his expertise as a prosecutor after all these years]]''; '''getting a conviction''' and then resigning as the DA so as to not only prevent further retaliation against himself or Price from the Mayor, but also leave the door wide open for the next DA to instead be chosen by the Governor and be a way better pick than his opponent too--thus [=McCoy=], who was considering resigning for a while anyway, ends his career entirely on his terms and totally on top at that too.
-->'''[=McCoy=]''': Its been a hell of a run.
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* "Last Dance": In what ends up being [=McCoy=]'s epic LastStand, he's being pressured by the New York Mayor to not bring the Mayor's son in to testify against the mogul who sexually assaulted and then years later killed his ex-girlfriend in the heat of the moment when she was gonna come forward--because forcing the son to testify would result in his affair he had on the retreat being exposed. Price faces the same threat from the Mayor in that he'll not only throw support to [=McCoy=]'s opponent in the DA race instead, but that he'll also fire Price publicly too. As a result, [=McCoy=] falls on his own sword and circumvents all extortion by means of removing Price from the case; ''taking it over himself''; getting the testimony while also showing he's ''[[StillGotIt in no way lost his expertise as a prosecutor after all these years]]''; '''getting a conviction''' and then resigning as the DA so as to not only prevent further retaliation against himself or Price from the Mayor, but also leave the door wide open for the next DA to instead be chosen by the Governor and be a way better pick than his opponent too--thus [=McCoy=], who was considering resigning for a while anyway, ends his career entirely on his terms and totally on top at that too.
-->'''[=McCoy=]''': Its been a hell of a run.
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* In "Four Cops Shot", Detectives Lupo and Curtis are reluctant to hand over a piece of evidence because it makes the victims, who are cops, look bad, Lt. Van Buren gives them a calm but no less impactful [[WhatTheHellHero dress-down]].
->"Okay, well what about me? If I’m not ever around, you gonna turn me into a retroactive saint? Go through my office and clean out my nasty habits? Tell the world how sweet I was all the time? Look, she was a cop, she wanted to be a detective, she made some mistakes, honest good faith mistakes, but she made some mistakes. Get over it."
->"Okay, well what about me? If I’m not ever around, you gonna turn me into a retroactive saint? Go through my office and clean out my nasty habits? Tell the world how sweet I was all the time? Look, she was a cop, she wanted to be a detective, she made some mistakes, honest good faith mistakes, but she made some mistakes. Get over it."
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* [=McCoy=] gets one in the Season 20 finale (and the show's GrandFinale), "Rubber Room". A teacher who holds the key to stopping a school massacre by a disgruntled fellow teacher is forced to keep silent by her lawyer -- and when [=McCoy=] tries to change her mind, the lawyer tells [=McCoy=] about all of the reasons teachers get so disaffected with their jobs. [=McCoy=] fires back and tells the lawyer to shut up and let the teacher talk -- then Jack threatens the lawyer by saying he'll convict him of negligent homicide, resign as District Attorney, and then represent every victim's family in a wrongful death lawsuit so that "by the time I'm done, you'll be finished!" The lawyer promptly shuts up and lets his client talk, which allows the police to stop the massacre without any loss of life.
** The rant ends with [=McCoy=] calmly offering the attorney some advice: [[SuddenlyShouting "GET OUT OF MY WAY!"]]
** The rant ends with [=McCoy=] calmly offering the attorney some advice: [[SuddenlyShouting "GET OUT OF MY WAY!"]]
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* [=McCoy=] gets one in the Season 20 finale (and the show's GrandFinale), "Rubber Room". A teacher who holds the key to stopping a school massacre by a disgruntled fellow teacher is forced to keep silent by her lawyer -- and when [=McCoy=] tries lawyer.
--->'''[=McCoy=]:''' [[WhatTheHellHero Just how far up your ass is your head?]] A member of your union is threatening tochange her mind, the lawyer tells [=McCoy=] about all of the reasons teachers get so disaffected with their jobs. [=McCoy=] fires back and tells the lawyer ''shoot up a school!''\\
'''Kralik:''' Really? I find it hard toshut up and let the believe any teacher talk -- then Jack threatens could be pushed over the lawyer edge. What do you think did it, Mr. [=McCoy=]? Is it being micromanaged by saying he'll convict him the Department of Education or having all the responsibility but none of the authority? Or is it having to dig into their own pockets for classroom supplies? Or maybe it's being abused and assaulted daily by students and their parents?\\
'''[=McCoy=]:''' [[VillainHasAPoint You get no argument from me there.]] But if your obstruction allows a massacre to happen, I will crucify you, Mr. Kralik. I will charge you with negligent homicide, and after I convict you, I will resignas District Attorney, my job and then represent every victim's family the families of the victims in a wrongful death lawsuit so that "by suit against you and the union. By the time I'm done, you'll be finished!" The lawyer promptly shuts up and lets his client talk, which allows the police finished. So my advice to stop the massacre without any loss of life.
** The rant ends with [=McCoy=] calmly offering the attorney some advice: [[SuddenlyShouting "GETyou is ''[[SuddenlyShouting GET OUT OF MY WAY!"]]WAY!!!]]''
--->'''[=McCoy=]:''' [[WhatTheHellHero Just how far up your ass is your head?]] A member of your union is threatening to
'''Kralik:''' Really? I find it hard to
'''[=McCoy=]:''' [[VillainHasAPoint You get no argument from me there.]] But if your obstruction allows a massacre to happen, I will crucify you, Mr. Kralik. I will charge you with negligent homicide, and after I convict you, I will resign
** The rant ends with [=McCoy=] calmly offering the attorney some advice: [[SuddenlyShouting "GET
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* When setting up a deal with a key witness to testify, knowing their testimony would be damning to themselves, Stone pulls one MagnificentBastard move with the witness's attorney.
--->'''Stone:''' Any crime arising from this case, New York County won't prosecute.\\
'''Attorney:''' Full immunity to anything he testifies to?\\
'''Stone:''' In [[ExactWords New York County]].
** After the testimony, the attorney begins to raise objections with Stone to the witness's arrest.
--->'''Attorney:''' There's a deal in place! No prosecution in New York City!\\
'''Stone:''' In New York ''County'', that's Manhattan. I never gave your client immunity in Brooklyn, that's King's County.
--->'''Stone:''' Any crime arising from this case, New York County won't prosecute.\\
'''Attorney:''' Full immunity to anything he testifies to?\\
'''Stone:''' In [[ExactWords New York County]].
** After the testimony, the attorney begins to raise objections with Stone to the witness's arrest.
--->'''Attorney:''' There's a deal in place! No prosecution in New York City!\\
'''Stone:''' In New York ''County'', that's Manhattan. I never gave your client immunity in Brooklyn, that's King's County.
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* In the episode "Strike", the Legal Aid office is on strike, so there are no public defenders available. An arraignment judge dragoons Connie Rubirosa into being defense attorney for the murder suspect of the week. Up til this episode, Rubirosa hasn't had many chances to show off her courtroom skills; she's mostly been limited (like all the second-chair ADA characters) to questioning witnesses, doing research, and other second-banana activities. But as the defense attorney, [[LetsGetDangerous she kicks Cutter's ass]] [[LetsGetDangerous ''hard'']] [[LetsGetDangerous in court]], using all the tricks she's learned from him. She might well have won the case, but Cutter offers a very good plea-bargain and the defendant takes it on Rubirosa's advice.
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* In the episode "Strike", the Legal Aid office is on strike, so there are no public defenders available. An arraignment judge dragoons Connie Rubirosa into being defense attorney for the murder suspect of the week. Up til this episode, Rubirosa hasn't had many chances to show off her courtroom skills; she's mostly been limited (like all the second-chair ADA characters) to questioning witnesses, doing research, and other second-banana activities. But as the defense attorney, [[LetsGetDangerous she kicks Cutter's ass]] [[LetsGetDangerous ''hard'']] ''[[LetsGetDangerous hard]]'' [[LetsGetDangerous in court]], using all the tricks she's learned from him. She might well have won the case, but Cutter offers a very good plea-bargain and the defendant takes it on Rubirosa's advice.
