Unbelievable,
but true!!! : )
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 who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
WITNESS: July 18th. ATTORNEY: What year? WITNESS: Every year.
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?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which. ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you? WITNESS: Forty-five years.
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is Susan.
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.
ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken? WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?
WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time? WITNESS: Duh.............
WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: How many were boys? WITNESS: None. ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: By death. ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard. ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
WITNESS: Oral.
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time? WITNESS: No, he
was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an
ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? WITNESS: Huh?
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 WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it
is possible that he could have been alive and practicing |