Friday, February 27, 2009

HAVE A LAUGH: LEGAL STYLE

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.


ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your
husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, 'Where am
I, Cathy?'
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset
you?
WITNESS: My name is
Susan!
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ATTORNEY:
What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS:
Gucci sweats and
Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY:
Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie
there.
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ATTORNEY:
This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at
all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does
it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY:
You forget? Can you give us an example of something you
forgot?
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ATTORNEY:
Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in
voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY:
Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You
do?
WITNESS: Yes,
voodoo.
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ATTORNEY:
Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he
doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did
you actually pass the bar
exam?
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ATTORNEY:
The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is
he?
WITNESS: He's twenty, much like your
IQ.
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ATTORNEY:
Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are
you shitting
me?
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ATTORNEY:
So the date of conception (of the baby) was August
8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing
at that time?
WITNESS: getting
laid
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ATTORNEY:
She had three children, right?
WITNESS:
Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS:
None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
W ITNESS: Your
Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new
attorney?
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ATTORNEY:
How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By
death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it
terminated?
WITNESS: Take a
guess.

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ATTORNEY:
Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium
height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a
female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with
male.
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ATTORNEY:
Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice
which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I
dress when I go to
work.
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ATTORNEY:
Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead
people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much
of a
fight.
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ATTORNEY:
ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go
to?
WITNESS:
Oral.
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ATTORNEY:
Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS:
The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton
was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I
finished.
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ATTORNEY:
Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you
qualified to ask that
question?
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And
the best for last:

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed
the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS:
No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood
pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for
breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is
possible that the patient was alive when you began the
autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so
sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my
desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have
still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible
that he could have been alive and practicing
law.

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