Guest guest Posted February 22, 2002 Report Share Posted February 22, 2002 > > They 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. > > ________________________________________ > > Q: What is your date of birth? > > A: July fifteenth. > > Q: What year? > > A: Every year > > _________________________________________ > > Q: What gear were you in at 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 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 . > > _________________________________________ > > 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. > > _________________________________________ > > Q: Sir, what is your IQ? > > A: Well, I can see pretty well, I think. > > _________________________________________ > > 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. > > _________________________________________ > > 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? > > _________________________________________ > > 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 20-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: You say the stairs went down to the basement? > > A: Yes. > > Q: And these stairs, did they go up also? > > _________________________________________ > > 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 > that > > > > 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: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? > > _________________________________________ > > 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 practicing law > > somewhere. > > _________________________________________ > > 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. " > > > > -- > > > > _____ > > > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click > > <http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag1_etl_EN.asp> Here > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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