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; and more.

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 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 and gets nowhere; and more.

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; and more.

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; and more.

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; and more.

A look at some of the wildest courtroom moments: 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: his girlfriend; a 19-year-old escaped defendant leads police on a high-speed chase, with devastating results; and more.