Attorneys, when has a client's ego gotten them in trouble during court?
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"Worked in court mediation (so not a lawyer) and saw many young men arriving with "f-ck authority" type shirts on. It was so common that the legal aid team had been to the op shop and had a selection of more respectable shirts to lend defendants. But daily there was always at least one doofus who thought he knew better than the magistrate and would argue with him/her. It was amusing. My favourite was when the obnoxious young man was told to walk home (from 10am court) to change "your shirt and your attitude" and be back for the afternoon sitting or be arrested and "discover the delights of justice hospitality". It was over 30 degrees (Australia), there was only one bus per hour (which didn't go all the way there so he faced a long walk even if he made the next one) and he lived on the other side of town. I believe he was rather subdued when he got back (exhausted, hot, hungry and wiser)... Didn't stop him getting into trouble again but he knew to wear a plain shirt next time. "
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A couple was going through a divorce and the man talked his soon to be ex-wife into a settlement that was supremely beneficial to him. The wife would still be left with plenty of money to live on but it was still only a small portion of their shared wealth. She signed this deal, and all the man to do was sign as well and it would have been done, it would have taken him literally less than a minute. Instead the man for some reason decides he wants his day in court and he's utterly convinced the judge is going to side with him over his wife. Lawyers try desperately to get him to sign the deal he himself talked his wife into but he refuses, demands to go the court. The lawyers finally relent, the whole thing goes to court. They were living in a no-fault state, the woman was awarded 50% of the estate by default. The man lost millions because he wanted a judge to agree with him.
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"I'll bet any one of you that you cannot read the transcript for "Georgia vs Denver Fenton Allen" without laughing. "
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"Not necessarily related but when the guy starts crying because his girlfriend says "you're just mad because my dicks bigger than yours " . "
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I am an attorney but currently work as a judge's clerk: you have every right to fire your attorney. you can threaten to fire your attorney at any time. Threatening to do so (loudly) during voir dire (the time when all the potential jurors are present) is generally not the wisest time.
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IANAL but, somebody I know personally admitted in court to having broke into abandoned real estate to live because he couldn't accept that he had no address / primary residence / was homeless.
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Lil Wayne! He had his deposition taken in a case over reproduction of his concerts. He was a total jerk during the deposition (which, of course is on video). See for yourself: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n_kbtKL3Z94. It's pretty awesome. He threatens opposing counsel, etc. Then, he couldn't make it to the actual trial of the case. I believe he was sick. When a witness can't make it to trial, the other side can play, you guessed it, the deposition video. The jury saw this and it cost him millions.
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"My father was a public defender and defending a man on trial for arson. A witness said something unflattering about the man she had seen and my father's client jumped up and shouted "You can't talking about me like that, I'm Louie The Torch!" "
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"Criminal defense attorney. Basically every defendant I've ever represented. Sometimes it's stupidity mixed with an ego. Bad combination. They always think they can outsmart homicide detectives. Those cops have been practicing interrogation skills for longer than the accused has been on earth. So many cases turn on a dumb statement to LE instead of invoking right to counsel. Often they'll want to talk over the judge and/or prosecutor when a ruling is coming. That never ends well. You get a lot of these guys saying "I'll just go to trial. They'll have to give it to me (ie life sentence) after trial." Yes, sir (or ma'am.) They can and they will. These defendants think prosecutors and judges are bothered by going to trial or will cave with a plea at the last minute. Sometimes it works out for them, but that's a real dangerous gamble to take. "
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IANAL but did serve jury duty. During voir dire, the prosecutor asked if we could vote for conviction based only on the testimony of a single police officer. The defense attorney asked if we knew how many video cameras there were at the airport. The defendant was accused of public intoxication at the airport. The prosecution brought there star witness - an airport police officer who testified the defendant was drunk at the airport. The defense attorney asked about video cameras at the airport. It turns out your every move at the airport is recorded by multiple video cameras and the police have these recordings but decided to not bring any of them to court that day. Remember defendants, the state has the obligation to prove you guilty - not the other way around. It is way more important what the state does not say than what you could say. Had our defendant talked - what could he possibly have said that would have convinced us he was sober at the airport.
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