But a white juror from one of his recent cases recalled, instead, how effective he was in pleading.
The jury consisted of eight white, one black and three Hispanic jurors.
One of the five white jurors grabbed his coat and threatened to leave, saying he was being portrayed as racist.
He hopes to win over the white jurors with his good looks and charm.
Some of the white jurors had pressed for a much higher number.
The four white jurors were pressing for higher damages.
A prosecutor later persuaded 12 white jurors that he was guilty, and the judge sentenced him to life in prison.
Six jurors, all white, have been selected so far.
There are four black and eight white jurors.
Qualms about the death penalty would be an acceptable reason unless black and white jurors were held to different standards.