I suppose that is what passes for legal arguments these days.
I suppose that is what passes for legal arguments these days.
It sounds like an excerpt from his closing statement to the jury. And it's not bad. You shouldn't ever talk down to a jury, but you should never talk "like a lawyer" to them, either. This quoted bit was simple but effective---it sure did the trick for this prosecutor.
Janklow got what was coming to him. Stop whining about it.