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Court Sayings
These
are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken
down and published by court reporters -- who had the torment
of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking
place.
Q:
Are you sexually active?
A: No, I just lie there.
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Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q:
What year?
A:
Every year.
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Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A:
Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Q:
The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?
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Q:
Were you present when your picture was taken?
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Q:
So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A:
Yes.
Q:
And what were you doing at that time?
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Q: S! he had three children, right?
A:
Yes. Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q:
Were there any girls?
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Q:
How was your first marriage terminated?
A:
By death.
Q:
And by whose death was it terminated?
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Q:
Can you describe the individual?
A: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Q: Was this a male, or a female?
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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.
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Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A:
All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
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Q:
All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go
to?
A: Oral.
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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.
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Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
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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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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.
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Q:
And where was the location of the accident?
A: Approximately milepost 499.
Q:
And where is milepost 499?
A: Probably between milepost 498 and 500.
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Q:
Sir, what is your IQ? A: Well, I can see pretty well, I think.
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Q: Did you blow your horn or anything?
A:
After the accident?
Q: Before the accident.
A:
Sure, I played for 10 years. I even went to school for it.
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Q:
Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and
blue Lights flashing?
A: Yes.
Q:
Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?
A: Yes, sir.
Q:
What did she say?
A:
What disco am I at?
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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?
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Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?
A:
Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?
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Judge:
"Well Sir, I have reviewed this case and I've decided to give
your wife $775 a week."
Husband:
"That's fair, your honor. I'll try to send her a few bucks
myself."
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