Aug 30, 2007

Don't miss this #####




There is a book called Disorder in the Court. These 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. Some of these are excellent - Don't miss the last one. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
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Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the accident?
A: Gucci sweat-shirt and Reeboks.
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Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A: Yes.
Q: And what were you doing at that time?
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Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?

A: None.

Q: Were there any girls?
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Q How was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: By whose death was it terminated?
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Q: Can you describe the individual?
A: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Q: Was this a male, or a female? ---------------------------------------------
Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?

A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. --------------------------------------------
Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
A: Oral.
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Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?
A: No, he was sitting on
the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him. ---------------------------------------------
Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when ! h e woke up that morning?
A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
Q: And why did that upset you? <>
A: My name is Susan.

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





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