Legal Practitioners Of Reddit Share The Dumbest Mistakes They've Seen In A Courtroom

Some courtroom stories sound too ridiculous to be real, but Reddit has a way of proving otherwise. In this thread, legal practitioners and courtroom regulars shared the dumbest mistakes they have seen in front of a judge, and the results are equal parts shocking and funny.

The stories range from people accidentally exposing themselves, to witnesses making terrible choices, to defendants showing up with the very evidence that should have stayed hidden. What makes it worse is that these moments did not happen in a movie, they happened in real courtrooms with real consequences.

By the end, it is hard not to wonder how some of these people thought they would get away with it. Read on.

Here's the question that took us down the legal rabbit hole:

thecptnswagg

Mood spoiler for the whole discussion below

paperplategourmet

1. She had to stay true to her brand; consequences be damned

Lionel_Hutz_Law

2. A great example of a lawyer using the law to take advantage of others

varthalon

The dad is the real hero of this sad story

varthalon varthalon varthalon

3. Someone said maybe it was his only good shirt, or maybe it was his lucky one

Seinfeldologist

4. Talk about digging your own grave

Fuzerr Fuzerr

Texas jurors are so clever in this one

Fuzerr

5. Can someone find the Supreme Court ruling so we can read how they diplomatically called him a d*ck?

Thirty_Helens_Agree Thirty_Helens_Agree

6. Spite does awful things to your common sense

69schrutebucks

7. Bad time to be fully candid

MrPGH

8. He could have kept his sexist opinions to himself, but our lady brains are not big enough to question his methods

vayaconburgers vayaconburgers vayaconburgers

9. She did not think things through

Thencewasit

10. The kids are the real victims in custody battles

SweatCleansTheSuit

11. I guess it's part of the public domain now

tensigh

12. This is a PSA on how NOT to be a mom

Carcharodons

13. The greedy aunt deserves all the bad luck coming her way

soselections soselections

And if you’re thinking courtroom chaos, this pasta sauce recipe secret from sisters’ restaurant plans is its own family trial.

soselections

Good on the judge for serving justice

soselections

14. Why would you fire your alibi employee before a trial?

varsil

If the guy had a sh*t attorney, he would have been in prison for a crime he didn't commit

varsil

15. The dad won in this story

Disglain

16. "I didn't threaten you with arson; I threatened to murder you. Stupid!"

[deleted]

Of course, this is in Alabama

[deleted]

17. So many screw-ups in one case: they forgot to include the victim during the trial, and the primary witness has an outstanding warrant

bobbydigital_ftw bobbydigital_ftw

18. Apparently, the situation above happens more than once

vayaconburgers

19. An expert witness...

linkcecum linkcecum

... who had the biggest mic drop moment

linkcecum

20. The mom is completely awful in this story, and the kids deserve so much better than her

phoenixrising8580 phoenixrising8580 phoenixrising8580

21. He could have gotten away with it...

123hig 123hig

... but he wanted to prove he was the smartest guy in there

123hig

22. He was given lenience multiple times for his drunken behavior, but he just had to have one last drink with the bros

ZAWolfie ZAWolfie

23. Do not drink and drive

rivlet rivlet rivlet

24. The debtor owes the creditor about 50 million, and instead of paying expensive lawyer fees, he buys the building instead for a smaller amount and assumes the debt he was owed in the first place

FountainofR FountainofR FountainofR FountainofR

25. There are no real winners in a custody battle

YouKnowItWell

26. Just admit to the degree of your relationship instead of destroying your credibility as a witness

andthenhesaidrectum andthenhesaidrectum

27. Some people really believe laws don't apply to them and that they know better than their lawyers

gnugnus

28. The lady was trying to outsmart everyone and ended up becoming homeless

219Infinity

29. Excuse me, what?

Ghenges

30. "Don't mention my totally not-stolen truck parked outside."

Wacocaine

Sometimes, life imitates art, and these TV courtroom dramas happen in real life unwittingly. Honestly, just listen to your lawyers and trust that they know what they're doing.

Also, if you stole something from somewhere, don't be a smartass who thinks they can get away with anything and show up using that stolen item. Judge Judy will be so disappointed in you.

Wait, you’ll want to read if she should push for a better divorce lawyer for her ex despite his money trouble.