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This is an episode that's structured around a court case, in a series not normally focused on litigation. In other words, it's an [[Out
Because lawyers get to have all the fun in court, you can expect a major character to be incongruously forced into playing one. They'll almost always succeed in arguing their case [[Hard Work Hardly Works|despite not actually having a law degree, or indeed starting the episode with any clue about what they're doing]].
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*** "Rules of Engagement" is about an attempt to extradite Worf to the Klingon empire; Sisko defends him.
** ''[[Star Trek Voyager (TV)|Star Trek Voyager]]'': ''Death Wish'' focuses on a trial deciding whether to grant asylum to a member of the Q Continuum.
* In the rebooted ''[[
** Most of "Crossroads" (the season 3 finale) is taken up by Baltar's trial for treason. Apollo ends up playing lawyer; Adama is randomly selected to be one of the judges.
** The first season episode "Litmus" revolves heavily around a military tribunal created in the wake of a suicide bombing.
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* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Animation)|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'': "Keeper of the Reaper." [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Fred Fredburger, yes!]]
* ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'' episode "Trial of the Monarch" has the Monarch as the defendant, acting as his own lawyer. He doesn't care for having the jury described as his "peers."
* ''[[
* ''[[Beavis and Butthead (Animation)|Beavis and Butthead]]'': "The Trial"
* ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' episodes: "Binky Goes Bad", "Trial & Error"
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