If you’ve got a court date, it’s best not to commit the crime you’re accused of while you’re on trial. For example, got a weed charge? Wait to light up until *after* you’ve denied ever smoking weed. Got a charge for a suspended license? Don’t drive to the courthouse — and whatever you do, don’t log on to your Zoom trial from your goddamn car.


Sadly, Michigan resident Corey Harris didn’t heed this advice.



In a video of his trial, Harris can be seen logging onto Zoom from the driver’s seat of his car.


“Mr. Harris, are you driving?” the judge asks. Harris then confirms that he’s parking and, after a bit of finagling, manages to secure a spot in the parking lot.


After a few seconds, Judge Cedric Simpson looks over the case and puts two and two together. Harris has been cited for driving with a suspended license, he is confirmed to not currently have a license, and he just called in while driving a car. I’m not a lawyer, but I think that’s probably bad for his case.


“I don’t even know why he would do that,” said Judge Simpson referring to Harris, who was still on the Zoom call from his (illegally driven) car.


As a result of his stupidity, Harris was told to turn himself in to jail by that evening, an idea he responded to with a simple “Oh my God.”


Crime doesn’t pay — especially if you’re a dumbass about it.