—An in-depth examination of some of the most stunning and emotional courtroom moments caught on camera. Dan Abrams observes on the surveillance camera to catch a glimpse of a series of events in the courtroom. The show also describes the suspects' criminal charge and sentencing, depending whether the defendant is either innocent or guilty. Each episode includes interviews with judges, witnesses, and victims who give a first-hand account of what really happened during these intense courtroom moments.

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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

A defendant leaps over a balcony headfirst in a death-defying escape attempt; a man accused of murdering his girlfriend's 4-year-old son has an unlikely defender; a 19-year-old escaped defendant leads police on a high-speed chase.
A mourning father makes a desperate attempt to attack his daughter's killer; a judge takes off his robe to help subdue an unruly defendant; a defendant tries to sing his way to a lighter sentence.
A defendant wields an unlikely weapon and pays the ultimate price; a judge chases down two escaping defendants; a convicted murderer's smile in court could put him in prison for the rest of his life.
A suspected murderer slashes his own throat in court; a foul-mouthed defendant lets loose on the judge; a young woman tries to save the life of the man who is suing her family.
A judge and a defense attorney bring a heated argument to fisticuffs; a woman charged with contempt makes a leap at the judge; a murder suspect pleads with the family of the victim, but gets nowhere.
A man accused of murdering his five young children faces their mother in court; a prolific armed robber unleashes a nasty surprise when he is sentenced; a defendant meets his infant son for the very first time in court and more.
A defendant facing life in prison takes a deputy's gun, resulting in a tragic event; a defense attorney is brutally attacked by the man he's representing; a man enters an Oklahoma courthouse with no pants.
Two brothers attack their mother's murderer during his sentencing; a young woman messes with the wrong judge in bond court; an unrepentant murder suspect makes unveiled threats at the judge.

Emotions run high as a grieving daughter confronts her father's killer in court; the judge questions a woman accused of falsely reporting her boyfriend for domestic battery; a judge catches a defendant lying in court and sends her to jail; and more.
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A woman accused of not paying her rent bursts into her landlord's office; a judge clears the courtroom after holding a defense attorney in contempt; the judge admonishes a defendant for leaving his computer during a virtual hearing; more.
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A convicted drug dealer makes a daring courthouse escape after sentencing; a woman convicted of Felony D.U.I. and Reckless Homicide makes an emotional courtroom apology to the victim's family; and more.
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A man convicted of murder gets into a shouting match with the victim's mother; the judge holds a defendant in contempt three times after he yells at her during an online hearing; a mother seated in the gallery speaks up in defense of her daughter.
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A wife seeks a protection order against her husband's mistress, but is okay with their affair; a man grooms himself in a virtual hearing and causes a stir in court; a judge offers a defendant a creative alternative to jail time and more.
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A man whose bond has just been raised to $20,000 attempts an escape from the courthouse; a defendant about to be sentenced for drunk driving reports to court, drunk; a man checks in for his virtual plea hearing from an airplane; and more.
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An in-depth examination of some of the most stunning and emotional courtroom moments caught on camera. Dan Abrams observes on the surveillance camera to catch a glimpse of a series of events in the courtroom. The show also describes the suspects' criminal charge and sentencing, depending whether the defendant is either innocent or guilty. Each episode includes interviews with judges, witnesses, and victims who give a first-hand account of what really happened during these intense courtroom moments.

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