It's The Law
Defendant: Judge, I want you to appoint me another lawyer.
Judge: And why is that?
Defendant: Because my lawyer isn't interested in my case.
Judge (to lawyer): Do you have any comments on defendant's motion?
Lawyer: I'm sorry, Your Honor. I wasn't listening.
Judge: All right. Let's keep going. Any other questions?
Prospective Juror: Judge, I would like to be excused from jury duty because my wife is about to become pregnant.
Attorney: Judge, he doesn't mean his wife is about to become pregnant;he means she is about to deliver.
Judge: Yes, I understand. OK, he may be excused... in either case he should be present.
Q. Officer, what led you to believe the defendant was under the influence?
A. Because he was argumentary and he couldn't pronunciate his wurds.
District Attorney: Well, what happened then?
Witness: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
District Attorney: Did he kill you?
Witness: No.
Attorney: Mrs. Jones, is your appearance this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
Witness: No. This is how I dress when I go to work.
THE COURT: Now, as we begin, I must ask you to banish all present information, knowledge and prejudice from your minds, if you have any.
Q. Did he pick the dog up by the ears?
A. No.
Q. What was he doing with the dog's ears?
A. Picking them up in the air.
Q. Where was the dog at this time?
A. Attached to the ears.
Judge: And who is this person you are speaking of?
Defendant: My ex-widow said it.
Lawyer: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
Coroner: All my autopsies have been performed on dead people.
Judge: Were you acquainted with the deceased?
Defendant: Yes, sir.
Judge: Before or after he died?
Q. What is your name?
A. Ernestine McDowell.
Q. And what is your marital status?
A. Fair.
Attorney: You don't know what it was, and you don't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?
Attorney General: Would the Court like me to put a very brief statement on the record about the discovery that was made today?
Judge: No.
Attorney General: No?
Judge (to reporter): Would you like him to do that, Cathy?
Reporter: No, absolutely not.
Judge: Any other questions?
Attorney: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: And these stairs that went down to the basement, did they go up also?
Attorney: Have you lived in this town all your life?
Witness: Not yet.
Attorney: Are you the husband of the defendant? I mean of the plaintiff?
Witness: I'm the wife.
Attorney: You're not working for the defendant, are you?
Witness: No sir.
Attorney: I mean, he hasn't paid you off to come in here and lie for him, to all of us here, for this whole trial, has he?
Witness: No, sir. Unfortunately, he doesn't make that kind of money.
Attorney: Doctor, what treatment did you give this man?
Doctor: I cleansed the wound, sutured it, and put him to bed with a nurse.
Attorney: Was that the same nose you broke as a child?
Attorney: Did you ever stay all night with Mr. Jones in New York?
Witness: I refuse to answer that question.
Attorney: Did you ever stay all night with Mr. Jones in Chicago?
Witness: I refuse to answer that question.
Attorney: Did you ever stay all night with Mr. Jones in Miami?
Witness: No, he never took me to Miami, cheap bastard.
Attorney: Now, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?
Attorney: Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
Attorney: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
Attorney: Were you alone or by yourself?
Attorney: How long have you been a French Canadian?
Attorney: Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
Attorney: Do you know how far you are pregnant now?
Witness: I'll be three months on November 8.
Attorney: Apparently then, the date of conception was August 8?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: What were you doing at the time?

Defendant: Judge, I want you to appoint me another lawyer.
Judge: And why is that?
Defendant: Because my lawyer isn't interested in my case.
Judge (to lawyer): Do you have any comments on defendant's motion?
Lawyer: I'm sorry, Your Honor. I wasn't listening.
Judge: All right. Let's keep going. Any other questions?
Prospective Juror: Judge, I would like to be excused from jury duty because my wife is about to become pregnant.
Attorney: Judge, he doesn't mean his wife is about to become pregnant;he means she is about to deliver.
Judge: Yes, I understand. OK, he may be excused... in either case he should be present.
Q. Officer, what led you to believe the defendant was under the influence?
A. Because he was argumentary and he couldn't pronunciate his wurds.
District Attorney: Well, what happened then?
Witness: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
District Attorney: Did he kill you?
Witness: No.
Attorney: Mrs. Jones, is your appearance this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
Witness: No. This is how I dress when I go to work.
THE COURT: Now, as we begin, I must ask you to banish all present information, knowledge and prejudice from your minds, if you have any.
Q. Did he pick the dog up by the ears?
A. No.
Q. What was he doing with the dog's ears?
A. Picking them up in the air.
Q. Where was the dog at this time?
A. Attached to the ears.
Judge: And who is this person you are speaking of?
Defendant: My ex-widow said it.
Lawyer: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
Coroner: All my autopsies have been performed on dead people.
Judge: Were you acquainted with the deceased?
Defendant: Yes, sir.
Judge: Before or after he died?
Q. What is your name?
A. Ernestine McDowell.
Q. And what is your marital status?
A. Fair.
Attorney: You don't know what it was, and you don't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?
Attorney General: Would the Court like me to put a very brief statement on the record about the discovery that was made today?
Judge: No.
Attorney General: No?
Judge (to reporter): Would you like him to do that, Cathy?
Reporter: No, absolutely not.
Judge: Any other questions?
Attorney: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: And these stairs that went down to the basement, did they go up also?
Attorney: Have you lived in this town all your life?
Witness: Not yet.
Attorney: Are you the husband of the defendant? I mean of the plaintiff?
Witness: I'm the wife.
Attorney: You're not working for the defendant, are you?
Witness: No sir.
Attorney: I mean, he hasn't paid you off to come in here and lie for him, to all of us here, for this whole trial, has he?
Witness: No, sir. Unfortunately, he doesn't make that kind of money.
Attorney: Doctor, what treatment did you give this man?
Doctor: I cleansed the wound, sutured it, and put him to bed with a nurse.
Attorney: Was that the same nose you broke as a child?
Attorney: Did you ever stay all night with Mr. Jones in New York?
Witness: I refuse to answer that question.
Attorney: Did you ever stay all night with Mr. Jones in Chicago?
Witness: I refuse to answer that question.
Attorney: Did you ever stay all night with Mr. Jones in Miami?
Witness: No, he never took me to Miami, cheap bastard.
Attorney: Now, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?
Attorney: Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
Attorney: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
Attorney: Were you alone or by yourself?
Attorney: How long have you been a French Canadian?
Attorney: Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
Attorney: Do you know how far you are pregnant now?
Witness: I'll be three months on November 8.
Attorney: Apparently then, the date of conception was August 8?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: What were you doing at the time?
