Jack Mccoy's Argument Of Death Penalty

Jack McCoy has done a fantastic job at convince the jury for a guilty verdict of death penalty in the episode Teenage Wasteland of Law & Order. The closing argument that Jack McCoy presented to the jurors was convincing, logical, and emotional.
McCoy began his closing argument by stating the fact that Mitch Regan is an 18 years old and he is already a cold-blooded murder. A fact that is undeniable and appealed to the jurors that Mitch is a cold-blooded murder, not just another unfortunate accident. And because Mitch Regan has continuously denied the hideous crime that he has committed and put the responsibility on others, that make him even worst as a person; “he has betrays us all,” as McCoy stated.
McCoy also remind the jurors that, in the eyes of many people, he could have been their next door neighbored or a kid from the neighborhood. But that night, the night that Mitch Regan killed Mr. Ngai, he is no longer an innocent kid but a cold-blooded murder, someone they should fear; someone that has beaten the life out of someone else.

But as McCoy continue on, he wanted the jurors to know that they need to remember Mr.

Ngai also. Mr. Ngai is a slight man, a man that care for his family very much and he was willing to works long hours, late at night, in the rain, so that his wife could be with his children.
Jack McCoy also reminded the jurors that this hideous crime was plan, not just a reaction. The jurors must not only decide the fate of the defendant, but they need to also remember how Mr. Ngai live was taken away from him; it wasn’t just slipping away, it was beaten out of

him.
“When he arrived to make a deliver, he was set upon, thrown down a flight of stairs, a filthy blanket forced over his head to stifle his screams, badly beaten. He vomited underneath the blanket. He breathed in his own blood. Yet all the while, he managed to plead for his life. But rather than evoke any sense of mercy, Ngai’s desperation only provoke more viciousness in the defendant – a savagery that silenced his pleas by crushing his skull with a rock.”
Jack McCoy concluded his statement with plead to the jurors that they should not allow the defendant to put the responsibility on someone else, but judge him for who he is. “Forget what he looks like, and remember what he did.”
What make the Jack McCoy statement strong was the fact that he connected himself to the jurors with different levels, whether it is emotional, logical, or even ethical appeals.