Lawyer Breaks Down 17 Courtroom Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED

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Published 2020-01-24

Former prosecutor Lucy Lang is back to take a look at more courtroom scenes from television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they are. Can you actually "throw the book" at a witness?

Editor’s note: an earlier version of this episode included a clip from an unofficial Rick and Morty video and was published inadvertently. WIRED regrets the error.
Lucy Lang is the executive director at the Institute For Innovation In Prosecution at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Learn more about Lucy Lang and the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at www.prosecution.org/ and follow their work on Instagram and Twitter @LucyLangNYC and @iip_johnjay

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Lawyer Breaks Down 17 Courtroom Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED

All Comments (21)

@quietstories795 4 years ago

"The actor playing the lawyer is actual my dad." what a twist
@MooshiGamer 4 years ago

XD She was like mildly embarrassed when her dad popped up lolz, that was such a cute reaction
@saif7507 4 years ago

Ms Lang has this " I'm in court" face when she looks at all of the serious court scenes, except the one where her dad is. In that you can see she's smiling ever so slightly.
@pascalphysics8034 4 years ago

Is anyone else upset she didn't get to see the Bee movie court room scene.
@NinhLyUK 4 years ago

I like the fact that she gives her verdict on her own father's performance at 8:07 ! 😂
@aubs6262 4 years ago

Her reaction to her dad was so cute
@KimberlyGreen 4 years ago

Ms Lang, please do many more of these. Your insights are fascinating and educational. (And your style is killer too!)
@kennethvallecillo4598 4 years ago

"I dont need money, I'm a drug dealer" lol
@superiorcatsociety 4 years ago

I've always wanted to see an archeologist in one of these episodes.
@kurushi857 4 years ago

I love how she dissected the chewbacca defense as if it were serious.
@ayar3195 4 years ago

Wow the fact that her father was in one of the clips.
@genises200 4 years ago

7:49 LMAO I was wondering why she reacted like that. Kinda of a nice not embarrassing moment for her but a surprise welcome for sure
@HA-rh1bb 4 years ago

8:07 what a flexx
@yeamea2007 4 years ago

By instinct I was expecting her to say "Hey Legal Eagles, welcome back to the channel"
@kylewhitt1760 4 years ago

Next up on Technique Critique: "Serial Killer reviews murder scenes."
@dbztitan 4 years ago

It was one thing for her dad to be some obscure actor, it's another that he's actually quite a prominent one. I'd be curious to get her reaction to his role in Don't Breathe 😂
@greatwesternsky 3 years ago

I absolutely love how she treats every scene with equal seriousness... she reacts to the silly South Park with a straight, analytical response whilst also giving us relevant information.
@nightnaughty 4 years ago

Please do more videos with Miss Lang, she is very interesting, clear when explaining a concept and educational to watch, an applause well deserved 👏👏👏
@miso8090 4 years ago

I’m so glad Lucy Lang is back! I hope she becomes a regular feature!
@samb1314 4 years ago

‘If chewbaca lives in Endor you must acquit’ 😂😂