> > Disorder in the Court > These are from a book called Disorder in the Court, 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. Some of these are excellent - > don't miss the last one. > __________________________________ > > Q: Are you sexually active? > A: No, I just lie there. > __________________________________ > > Q: What is your date of birth? > A: July 15th. > Q: What year? > A: Every year. > __________________________________ > > Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? > A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. > __________________________________ > > Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? > A: Yes. > Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory? > A: I forget. > Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've > forgotten? > _________________________________ > > Q: How old is your son, the one living with you? > A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which. > Q: How long has he lived with you? > A: Forty-five years. > _________________________________ > > Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up > that morning? > A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" > Q: And why did that upset you? > A: My name is Susan. > _________________________________ > > Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the > occult? > A: We both do. > Q: Voodoo? > A: We do. > Q: You do? > A: Yes, voodoo. > > __________________________________ > > Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he > doesn't know about it until the next morning? > __________________________________ > > Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he? > __________________________________ > > Q: Were you present when your picture was taken? > __________________________________ > > Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? > A: Yes. > Q: And what were you doing at that time? > __________________________________ > > Q: She had three children, right? > A: Yes. > Q: How many were boys? > A: None. > Q: Were there any girls? > __________________________________ > > Q: How was your first marriage terminated? > A: By death. > Q: And by whose death was it terminated? > __________________________________ > > Q: Can you describe the individual? > A: He was about medium height and had a beard. > Q: Was this a male, or a female? > __________________________________ > > Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice > which I sent to your attorney? > A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. > __________________ ________________ > > Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? > A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. > __________________________________ > > Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to? > A: Oral. > __________________________________ > > Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? > A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. > Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time? > A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy. > __________________________________ > > Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? > A: No. > Q: Did you check for blood pressure? > A: No. > Q: Did you check for breathing? > A: No. > Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the > autopsy? > A: No. > Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor? > A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. > Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? > A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practising law > somewhere > --
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