{"id":203,"date":"2008-12-22T11:44:37","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T19:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funcage.com\/blog\/?p=203"},"modified":"2008-12-23T17:47:50","modified_gmt":"2008-12-24T01:47:50","slug":"funny-things-people-say-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/funny-things-people-say-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny Things People say in Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are things people actually said in court!<\/p>\n<p>Q:\u00a0 What is your date of birth?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 July fifteen.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 What year?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Every year.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Gucci sweats and Reeboks.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?<br \/>\nA: Yes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory?<br \/>\nA: I forget.<br \/>\nQ: You forget.\u00a0 Can you give us an example of something that you&#8217;ve forgotten?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 How old is your son, the one living with you?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can&#8217;t remember which.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 How long has he lived with you?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Forty-five years.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 He said, &#8220;Where am I, Cathy?&#8221;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And why did that upset you?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 My name is Susan.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And where was the location of the accident?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Approximately milepost 499.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And where is milepost 499?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Probably between milepost 498 and 500.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Sir, what is your IQ?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Well, I can see pretty well, I think.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Did you blow your horn or anything?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 After the accident?<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Before the accident.<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Sure, I played for ten years. I even went to school for it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Yes.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Yes, sir.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 What did she say?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 What disco am I at?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Yes.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And what were you doing at that time?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 She had three children, right?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Yes.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 How many were boys?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 None.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Were there any girls?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 You say the stairs went down to the basement?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Yes.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And these stairs, did they go up also?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn&#8217;t you?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 I went to Europe, Sir.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And you took your new wife?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 How was your first marriage terminated?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 By death.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And by whose death was it terminated?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Can you describe the individual?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 He was about medium height and had a beard.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Was this a male, or a female?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 No, this is how I dress when I go to work.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 All my autopsies are performed on dead people.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 All your responses must be oral, OK?\u00a0 What school did you go to?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Oral.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Do you recall the time that you examined the body?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Are you qualified to give a urine sample?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 No.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Did you check for blood pressure?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 No.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 Did you check for breathing?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 No.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 No.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 How can you be so sure, Doctor?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nQ:\u00a0 You were not shot in the fracas?<br \/>\nA:\u00a0 No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel.<\/p>\n<p>I got these in an email, please let me know if you know the source, thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are things people actually said in court! Q:\u00a0 What is your date of birth? A:\u00a0 July fifteen. Q:\u00a0 What year? 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