S09E23 · SCENE 28/43 · 29:29
The Finale (1) · Latham Courtroom
Jackie Opening Bystander Defense
Jackie Chiles delivers a passionate defense arguing 'innocent bystanders' cannot be guilty.
29:29→30:46
in the episode · 1m 17s · S09E23
What happens
29:29–30:46Jackie Chiles gives a rhetorical opening, coining 'guilty bystander' as an oxymoron. He argues bystanders are by definition innocent. He implores the jury to stop the prosecution from creating a 'new animal.' The courtroom applauds.
Key lines
from this scene29:32I am shocked and chagrined.
30:29The guilty bystander.
30:33But don't you let them do it.
30:36Only you can stop them.
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Beats
29:32Jackie: 'I am shocked and chagrined'
30:14Jackie: 'Have you ever heard of a guilty bystander?'
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