funny sayings in americas courts!

[Brad5010]

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:  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:  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.
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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-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 kidding me?
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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 kidding me? Your Honour, 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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ATTORNEY:  Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS:  Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?
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And the best for last:
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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

[bambigoddess]

Woooow...and those are for really real?

Sadddd...funny as hell, though.

[Brad5010]

(05-08-2008 02:06 AM)๒ค๓๒เ~קคl๏๏zค link Wrote:Woooow...and those are for really real?

Sadddd...funny as hell, though.

yea its too funny  {lol}
"ATTORNEY:  ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you
go to?
WITNESS:      Oral. "
{lol} !!

[Cassie]

Where did you get those from, surely they can't be real? That or there's some really stupid people out there, haha.

[bambigoddess]

Actually, seemed the attorneys were the stupid ones. The witnesses were just really...sarcastic.

[Brad5010]

(05-08-2008 02:09 AM)ஜ♥¢αѕѕιє ℓα ѕιмєттє♥ஜ link Wrote:Where did you get those from, surely they can't be real? That or there's some really stupid people out there, haha.

lol believe me they're real  {lol}
my friend gave me them aswell

(05-08-2008 02:10 AM)๒ค๓๒เ~קคl๏๏zค link Wrote:Actually, seemed the attorneys were the stupid ones. The witnesses were just really...sarcastic.

that is true, but sum witnesses seemed really stupid  {lol}

[bambigoddess]

Yeah, like the first one.

[Brad5010]

(05-08-2008 02:12 AM)๒ค๓๒เ~קคl๏๏zค link Wrote:Yeah, like the first one.

lol yea!
ma fav one is
"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. "

[Cassie]

They must have just been taking the Michael when they were saying these things. No one can do that with a straight face. {lol}

[bambigoddess]

Haha, I would have gone nutty if I had been there for that one. Hm...let's see...my favourite is...the last one, if I'm understanding it correctly.