diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/arcade_games/lawyersim.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/arcade_games/lawyersim.dm
index 0e9f87ff852..9027b4a7df9 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/arcade_games/lawyersim.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/arcade_games/lawyersim.dm
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@
 		/// Collects the crimes being applied for this record
 		var/list/list_crimes = list()
 		for(i=1, i<=crime_count, i++)
-			if(i!=1)
-				crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, ", ")
 			RandNum = rand(1, 10)
 			switch(RandNum)
 				if(1, 2, 3)
 					new_crime = pick(minor_crimes)
 					if(!(minor_crimes[new_crime] in list_crimes))
+						if(i != 1)
+							crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, ", ")
 						crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, new_crime)
 						list_crimes.Add(minor_crimes[new_crime])
 						if((running_total != "Execution") && (running_total != "Permanent Imprisonment"))
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
 				if(4, 5)
 					new_crime = pick(medium_crimes)
 					if(!(medium_crimes[new_crime] in list_crimes))
+						if(i != 1)
+							crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, ", ")
 						crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, new_crime)
 						list_crimes.Add(medium_crimes[new_crime])
 						if((running_total != "Execution") && (running_total != "Permanent Imprisonment"))
@@ -195,6 +197,8 @@
 				if(6, 7)
 					new_crime = pick(major_crimes)
 					if(!(major_crimes[new_crime] in list_crimes))
+						if(i != 1)
+							crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, ", ")
 						crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, new_crime)
 						list_crimes.Add(major_crimes[new_crime])
 						if((running_total != "Execution") && (running_total != "Permanent Imprisonment"))
@@ -202,6 +206,8 @@
 				if(8, 9)
 					new_crime = pick(exceptional_crimes)
 					if(!(exceptional_crimes[new_crime] in list_crimes))
+						if(i != 1)
+							crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, ", ")
 						crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, new_crime)
 						list_crimes.Add(exceptional_crimes[new_crime])
 						if(running_total != "Execution")
@@ -209,6 +215,8 @@
 				if(10)
 					new_crime = pick(capital_crimes)
 					if(!(capital_crimes[new_crime] in list_crimes))
+						if(i != 1)
+							crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, ", ")
 						crimes_committed = addtext(crimes_committed, new_crime)
 						list_crimes.Add(capital_crimes[new_crime])
 						running_total = "Execution"