Testimonies ???

  Court Testimonies

 These are from a book called'Disorder in the American Courts' and are things people  really said in court, word for word, taken down and now published bycourt reporters who had the torment of staying calm while theseexchanges were actually  taking place.

 _____________________________________ ATTORNEY:Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, hedoesn't know about it until the next morning?  WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ____________________________________ ATTORNEY:The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?

WITNESS:He's twenty, much like your IQ

 ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?

WITNESS: Are you s*******g me? _____________________________________ ATTORNEY:So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?

WITNESS: Getting laid _____________________________________ ATTORNEY:She had three  children, right?

WITNESS: Yes.

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? _____________________________________ 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? _____________________________________ ATTORNEY:How was your first marriage terminated?

WITNESS: By death.

ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?

WITNESS: Take a guess _____________________________________ 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: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male _____________________________________  ATTORNEY:Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition noticewhich I sent to your attorney?

WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. _____________________________________  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. _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK?What school did you go to?

WITNESS: Oral. _____________________________________

 ATTORNEY:Do you  recall the time that 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 _____________________________________  ATTORNEY:Are you qualified to give a urine sample?

WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question? _____________________________________

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