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The Lighter Side
Lawyers at their worst
A collection of dumb questions attorneys have asked.
1. 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?
2. Q: What happened then?
A: He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me.’
Q: Did he kill you?
3. Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
4. The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
5. Were you alone or by yourself?
6. How long have you been a French Canadian?
7. Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
8. Q: I show you exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture.
A: That's me.
Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?
9.Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?
10.Q: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
11.Q: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A: I'll be three months on November 8.
Q: Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?
A: Yes.
Q: What were you doing at that time?
12.Q: How many times have you committed suicide?
13.So you were gone until you returned?
14.Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there girls?
15.You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?
16.Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?
17. A Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of unleashing a stupid question, interrupted himself and said, "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."
18.Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Edington at the rose Chapel?
A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m.
Q: And Mr. Edington was dead at the time, is that correct?
A: No, you stupid, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy!
19.Have you ever thought of committing unvoluntary manslaughter?
20.Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury! Please take a long, hard look at this alleged repeat sex offender...
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