Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Hate (2004)

Diane Neal: ADA Casey Novak

Quotes 

• Casey Novak : [about Oliver Gates]  I've seen that smile. Usually before he demolishes the prosecution's case.

• Oliver Gates : The confession's inadmissible.

  Donald Cragen : He was Mirandized. He never asked for a lawyer.

  Casey Novak : You can stop grandstanding, Oliver. This isn't a press conference.

• Donald Cragen : [after it's revealed that Sean Webster murdered a Muslim prisoner while in jail]  Your lawyer's gonna be pissed, Sean. You just convicted yourself.

  Sean Webster : One less Arab, one less terrorist.

  Oliver Gates : Sean, seal your lips. Not another word. Actually, my client just proved my theory correct.

  Casey Novak : What? Another murder gets him off?

  Oliver Gates : No, it gets him sent to a mental hospital for the treatment he so desperately needs.

  Casey Novak : An insanity defense? You've got no grounds.

  Oliver Gates : Sure, I do. His genes. The motion will be filed tomorrow. Sean Webster is biologically and genetically predisposed to hatred and violence. He had no control over his actions.

  Casey Novak : It'll never fly.

  Donald Cragen : You put a man's genes on trial, nobody'll ever be responsible for anything.