Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Terrorized (2016)

Sharon Washington: Arraignment Judge V. Hayes

Quotes 

• Judge Hayes : People versus Ana Kapic. One count murder in the first degree, four counts attempted murder. How does the defendant plead?

  Rita Calhoun : Not guilty, Your Honor.

  Judge Hayes : Mr. Barba, bail?

  Rafael Barba : Given the gravity of the charge and her possible connections to organized terrorist groups, we request remand. She's a Bosnian national here on a student visa. She has no significant ties to the community and represents a major flight risk.

  Judge Hayes : Ms. Calhoun?

  Rita Calhoun : Despite Mr. Barba's impassioned, patriotic, and xenophobic speech...

  Judge Hayes : Get to it.

  Rita Calhoun : We believe the defendant should be released on her own recognizance.

  Judge Hayes : For free? May I ask why you believe that would be appropriate?

  Rita Calhoun : Because Ana Kapic is a victim. She was raped and tortured hours before the homicide by her fiance and his brother. She may have been present at the crime scene, but she was not there under her own free will. If she didn't cooperate, she herself would have been murdered.