Nolan Price

Memory

Nolan Price will do what he needs to , to win a case. But he has morals and sometimes though he isn't for the death penalty normally he will go for it if he needs to.

Background

While prosecuting a woman responsible for the murder of Henry King, Price strictly told Cosgrove not to use her confession at the trial, but Cosgrove did so anyway, which put the case in jeopardy. Cosgrove approached Price outside the courtroom and told him to do his job. (L&O: "The Right Thing") Price and Maroun tried to make a case against Nina Ellis after she was arrested for the murder of Kyle Morrison. When Nina claimed that Kyle had repeatedly raped her on the stand, Price and Maroun thought that the case would be more difficult to win. In the end, Nina was convicted of murder and imprisoned for her crimes. (L&O: "Impossible Dream")

Background

Price and Maroun were approached by Lieutenant Kate Dixon, who persuaded them to prosecute a murder suspect, Kyle Swanson, for murder and not for manslaughter. Price then took this argument to McCoy, who agreed based on Swanson's history of predatory behavior. Price managed to persuade the jury that Swanson was a sociopath who enjoyed committing the crimes that he committed. In the end, Swanson was found guilty and imprisoned. Dixon approached Price and congratulated him. Price offered to take Dixon out for a drink, but Dixon told him that she has something else to do related to a previous victim that Swanson targeted. (L&O: "Wicked Game") Price was saying goodbye to a date near the Canal Street subway station when he saw a number of people fleeing the station. Price ran inside and stumbled onto the scene of a mass shooting with several Asian Americans killed. In order to prosecute the mass shooter in federal court, Price and Maroun were appointed Special Assistant United States Attorneys for the Southern District of New York. Due to the high profile of the crime, he had to seek the death penalty in the case despite his opposition to it. As a result, his friend and opposing counsel, Andrea Rankin, was surprised that Nolan would argue for capital punishment. (L&O: "Camouflage")

Background

Price had a relationship with defense attorney Rachel Bender, who was later killed. He was discovered her body and remained at the crime scene during the investigation. Price later became the lead prosecutor in the trial, despite his personal involvement with Rachel and the presiding judge's involvement with the killer, Judge Ephraim Raymer. (L&O: "Bias") Price later became the lead prosecutor in the trial of Derek Quinn for the murder of a U.S. Senator. When prosecuting the defendant, Quinn's testimony about his trauma from witnessing a mass shooting at his school reminded Price of his own experience from the subway mass shooting. (L&O: "Open Wounds") Price was made acting District Attorney in the wake of McCoy's departure. He expressed discomfort with the position and remarked to Maroun that McCoy's departure was the "end of an era". (L&O: "On The Ledge")