A lawyer has explained the biggest mistake people make when they end up going to court, and it's probably something you'd think about.
If, heaven forbid, you should ever find yourself in trouble and going to court for it then there's one massive error you should keep in mind and know to steer clear of.
Let's say for sake of argument that you've been pulled over by police and ignored the other legal advice available on YouTube not to tell them where you've come from and to ask them how fast you were going rather than tell them what speed you think you went.
Things go really badly wrong and you land in court, you'll end up on the stand being asked questions and you don't want to give the prosecution any more ammunition against you than they already have.
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You might reckon that the biggest mistake you can make is deciding to forego a lawyer and represent yourself, you know what they say about people representing themselves having a 'fool for a client'.
Instead, lawyer Narimon Pishnamaz of US legal firm Law & Pish has explained that the top mistake he sees people making in court is being too talkative on the stand.
He explained: "Let's say you're on the witness stand and the other side's attorney asks you 'where were you on July fourth 2018?'
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"Most people say something like 'I was at my house with a few friends and we were watching TV', the witness clearly didn't listen to the question. The proper answer is just 'at my house'.
"There is no reason to add who was there and what you were doing because when you answer the question with the extra details you just opened the door for the attorney to ask you even more questions that are follow-ups that could hurt you."
Presumably he's had a few clients who've landed themselves in further trouble and made his job harder by running their mouth on the stand.
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A lot of people were interested in hearing the advice, though many admitted they'd find it easy to follow as they 'would literally have no idea what I was doing' or be able to recall basic details about the last few days, let alone longer periods of time ago.
Others swore by the lawyer's advice, agreeing when it came to court 'don't talk more than necessary' was a good rule to follow.
Some weren't so convinced, reckoning that they'd have been asked the follow-up questions anyway regardless of how simple their answers were.
Joe Harker