dean_martin
04-01-2005, 02:02 PM
Court testimony
>>>
>>> These are from a book called Disorder in the American
>>> Courts, 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.
>>>
>>> Q: Are you sexually active?
>>> A: No, I just lie there.
>>> _______________________________
>>>
>>> Q: What is your date of birth?
>>> A: July 18th.
>>> 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?
>>> A: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
>>> ___________________________________
>>>
>>> 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: 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!
I was a witness in a hearing one time and was asked the following questions:
Q: Do you know Mrs. Betty Martin?
A: She's my mom.
Q: So, you're aquainted with Mrs. Martin?
A: Are you asking me if I know my mom? Yes, I know my mom.
(names have been changed to protect the innocent)
>>>
>>> These are from a book called Disorder in the American
>>> Courts, 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.
>>>
>>> Q: Are you sexually active?
>>> A: No, I just lie there.
>>> _______________________________
>>>
>>> Q: What is your date of birth?
>>> A: July 18th.
>>> 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?
>>> A: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
>>> ___________________________________
>>>
>>> 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: 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!
I was a witness in a hearing one time and was asked the following questions:
Q: Do you know Mrs. Betty Martin?
A: She's my mom.
Q: So, you're aquainted with Mrs. Martin?
A: Are you asking me if I know my mom? Yes, I know my mom.
(names have been changed to protect the innocent)