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things said in court

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:26 pm
by J.
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.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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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: 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: 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: 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-one-year-old,
how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was
taken?
WITNESS: Are you shittin' 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: Uh.... I was 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?
WITNESS: Are you shittin' me? 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: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
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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: Guess.
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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 my autopsies are performed on dead
people. Would you like to rephrase that?
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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: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why
I was doing an autopsy on him!
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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

Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:05 pm
by masmith
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Brilliant

Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:58 pm
by Wii
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Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:10 pm
by a1
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Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:42 pm
by Brando14100
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Love that one about the brainless attorney.

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Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:36 pm
by Mushroom_Farmer
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Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:54 am
by Mazza
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Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:55 am
by Meck
omg, american courts  :o; souldn't happen in german courts (at least I hope  :-X)

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Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:12 am
by EchoLdrWolf
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Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:08 pm
by Anxyous
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Funniest thing I've heard all year!

Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:43 pm
by ThomasKaira
ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old,
how old is he?
OBJECTION!!!

Leading question. ;)

Funny stuff. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:49 pm
by Groundbound1
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Funniest thing I've heard all year!


+1!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

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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?

;D ;D ;D

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What
school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.

OMGROFLMFAO!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Re: things said in court

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:15 pm
by H
Attorney, "The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old, how old is he?"

Witness, "Uh, he's twenty-two... I stuffed him back in the first time before they could register the birth."
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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?"
Witness, "Evidently, a real attorney."
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