Disorder In The Court...
> 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.
>
> ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
> WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _
> ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the
> impact?
> WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> 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?
> ____________ _________ _________ _______
> 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!
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> 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.
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> 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?
> ____________ _________ _________ ______
> ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year- old,
> how old is he?
> WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.
> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _
> ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
> WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me?
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was
> August 8th?
> WITNESS: Yes.
> ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
> WITNESS: Uh.... I was gett'in laid!
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
> WITNESS: Yes.
> ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
> WITNESS: None.
> ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
> WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me? Your Honor, I think
> I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
> WITNESS: By death.
> ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
> WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> 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: Guess.
> ____________ _________ _________ _______
> 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.
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on
dead
> people?
> WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
> Would you like to rephrase that?
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go
to?
> WITNESS: Oral.
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> 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: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an
> autopsy on
> him!
> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _____
> ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
> WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?
> ____________ _________ _________ ________
> --- 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.