>The last one is really good!! > > >COURT REPORTING > >These 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 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 that >morning? >A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" >Q: And why did that upset you? >A: My name is Susan. > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >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 ten years. I even went to school for it. > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >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: 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 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: 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 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 8:30p.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. > >