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Lawyers Question Witnesses

The following questions from lawyers were taken from official court records nationwide.

  1. Was that the same nose you broke as a child?
  2. 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?
  3. 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?
  4. Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
  5. The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
  6. Were you alone or by yourself.
  7. How long have you been a French Canadian?
  8. Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
  9. 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?
  10. Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?
  11. Question: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated? Answer: By death. Question: And by whose death was it terminated?
  12. Question: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable? Answer: I used to be. Question: How many times have you committed suicide?
  13. So you were gone until you returned?
  14. Question: She had three children, right? Answer: Yes. Question: How many were boys? Answer: None. Question: 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. Question: You say that the stairs went down to the basement? Answer: Yes. Question: And these stairs, did they go up also?
  17. Question: Have you live in this town all your life? Answer: Not yet.
  18. 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."
  19. 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!
  20. 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?