DISORDER IN THE AMERICAN COURTS!!

These are from a book called "Disorder in the American Courts," and are things people actually said in the 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.

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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, is it not true that when a person dies in his sleep, he does not know about it until the next morning?

WITNESS:   Did you actually pass the bar exam?

         

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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year old, how old is he?

WITNESS:    He is 20, 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 bay) 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:                  Right.

ATTORNEY:               How many were boys?

WITNESS:                 None.

ATTORNEY:              Were there any girls?

WITNESS:              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 female?

WITNESS:            Unless the Circus was in town, I am going with the 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:             Do you recall the time you examined the body?

WITNESS:               The autopsy started around 8:30 PM.

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 last:

ATTORNEY:         Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

WITNESS:           No.

ATTORNEY:         Did you check for the 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 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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