by Nightwatch on 21 Nov 2010 18:14
(Due to the respect of the Copyright of the book, I need to acknowledge that these pieces are quoted from the book "Disorder in American Courts." Many more are in the book, of course.
PS: Lawyers in Britain are not any better either, believe me. I once went to the High Court as a witness for a Libel Case for some hot shot, well, the other side's lawyer asked such a stupid question -too long matter to enter here- which caused even the very serious High Court Judge laugh loudly... as everyone else as well. It's one of the universal requirements being a lawyer I guess. )
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: 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, please tell me: 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 20-year-old , how old is he?
> WITNESS: He's 20 , much like your IQ.
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> A TTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
> WITNESS: Are you shitting me?