Lawyers Question Witnesses
The following questions from lawyers were taken from
official court records nationwide.
- Was that the same nose you broke as a child?
- 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?
- Question: What happened then? Answer: He told me,
he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
Question: Did he kill you?
- Was it you or your brother that was killed in the
war?
- The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
- Were you alone or by yourself.
- How long have you been a French Canadian?
- Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
- Question: I show you exhibit 3 and ask you if you
recognize that picture. Answer: That's me. Question: Were you present
when that picture was taken?
- Were you present in court this morning when you were
sworn in?
- Question: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage
terminated? Answer: By death. Question: And by whose death was it
terminated?
- Question: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally
stable? Answer: I used to be. Question: How many times have you committed
suicide?
- So you were gone until you returned?
- Question: She had three children, right? Answer:
Yes. Question: How many were boys? Answer: None. Question: Were there
girls?
- You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what
it looked like, but can you describe it?
- Question: You say that the stairs went down to the
basement? Answer: Yes. Question: And these stairs, did they go up
also?
- Question: Have you live in this town all your life?
Answer: Not yet.
- 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."
- Question: Do you recall approximately the time that
you examined the body of Mr. Edington at the rose Chapel? Answer:
It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m. Question:
And Mr. Edington was dead at the time, is that correct? Answer: No
you stupid, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing
an autopsy!
- Question: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
Answer: I'll be three months on November 8. Question: Apparently,
then the date of conception was August 8? Answer: Yes. Question: What
were you doing at the time?
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