. >> i remember someone asking me, where in the hell is joe caramagno?when you're late and stumble in drunk with implausible excuses, you're really asking for trouble. >> your honor, i did do shots of tequila last night. >> right when i saw mr. caramagno, i knew something was very wrong. >> judge, i was heading east on sahara drive, and i was rear-ended. it was a hit-and-run, your honor. >> you called the police, obviously? >> i did not, your honor. i'm not in favor of dialing 911. >> one thing you don't do is tell a lie to the judge. >> scott hoper is attorney joe caramagno's stand-by counsel. >> when you have two district attorneys sitting next to you who have access to las vegas metropolitan department detectives and street patrol who quickly phoned in the location of the accident the story, it kind of changed a little bit. >> courtroom cameras capture his entire exchange with the judge. >> i was traveling west on sahara. >> you were traveling west on sahara now? >> pardon me, east. judge, i was actually hit from behind. i was pushed into a car in fro