'He showed up to Zoom court literally in the shower': 20+ Lawyers share the exact moment they knew their client was doomed

I had jury duty once and thought, "Cool, a free day off work and maybe some courtroom drama." Instead, I sat in a holding room for two hours, went through jury selection for another two, finally made it into the courtroom, only for the defendant to take a plea deal and end the whole thing right then and there. Not quite the riveting legal thriller I had hoped for.

But with court cases being live-streamed and dissected online, the courtroom drama we crave is more accessible than ever. From the OG trial of the century, O.J. Simpson, to Ted Bundy's creepy courtroom charm offensive, and more recently, the internet-breaking Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard showdown, the public has become addicted to the theater of justice.

But for every explosive cross-examination and shocking twist, there are also cases where the outcome is painfully obvious from the start. 

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