24 of the Best ‘Gotcha!’ Moments Lawyers Have Experienced in a Courtroom

Though most courtroom proceedings don’t play out like that one scene in Legally Blonde, there are times when real-life lawyers rival the cunning of Elle Woods. For instance, one Redditor recalled the time their grandfather was a lawyer in a small Georgia town, where the plaintiff claimed to have received “whupneck” from a car accident. When the Redditor’s grandfather asked for clarification on what “whupneck” was, the plaintiff responded by saying, “It’s when you can’t move your head like this,” and proceeded to demonstrate how easily he could shake his head back and forth. 

The case was dismissed. 

Other Redditors have remembered the “gotcha!” moments they’ve witnessed unfold in a courtroom, and it appears that a lot of people are incriminating themselves on social media.