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Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by NegroNtns(m): 1:47pm On Nov 24, 2008
This caption has been around for a while but it's still very potent and funny. Thought I'd recycle it again.

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.

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan.
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ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh,
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?

WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?

WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?

WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh?
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by oYaTo(m): 1:55pm On Nov 24, 2008
Dude this is damn hilarious! grin grin I just dey laff like mad man. . cheesy cheesy
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by Nautillus(m): 5:55pm On Nov 24, 2008
lol . .For real . ? ? ? are lawyers this dumb ? ? ? cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by mykali(m): 6:24pm On Nov 24, 2008
Negro_Ntns:
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot? shocked grin grin grin
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning? grin cheesy cheesy cheesy grin grin

WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken? shocked grin
WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin




lmhao. lawyers are the bomb mehn. . . . grin
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by Nobody: 6:33pm On Nov 24, 2008
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

Hahahahaha grin grin Good one.
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by krama(m): 7:54pm On Nov 24, 2008
Seen it before, but still great nonetheless grin grin grin
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sima(f): 6:48am On Nov 25, 2008
yea. . reli cool
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by Opslag(m): 6:59am On Nov 25, 2008
Dnt tink so.
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sima(f): 7:00am On Nov 25, 2008
u're sure?
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by Opslag(m): 7:17am On Nov 25, 2008
Uhm!Kinda
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sima(f): 7:21am On Nov 25, 2008
ehmm. . i cc
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by Gabry(f): 7:51am On Nov 25, 2008
U see wtin?
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sima(f): 8:01am On Nov 25, 2008
i cc ur green yansh tongue
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by romsky: 8:13am On Nov 25, 2008
not funny ow dare u insult my profession grin angry grin
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by Opslag(m): 8:29am On Nov 25, 2008
What profession?
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by naijababe2(f): 8:48am On Nov 25, 2008
;d
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by naijababe2(f): 8:50am On Nov 25, 2008
his liar-er profession
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by Gabry(f): 8:53am On Nov 25, 2008
correct!
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sima(f): 11:00pm On Nov 25, 2008
wrong
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by naijababe2(f): 9:35pm On Nov 27, 2008
correct grin
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sholabanke(m): 9:37pm On Nov 27, 2008
how did u know?
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by naijababe2(f): 9:45pm On Nov 27, 2008
That?
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sholabanke(m): 9:46pm On Nov 27, 2008
that it correct
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by bydot1(m): 10:54pm On Nov 27, 2008
everybody for here don mara!
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by skipo87(m): 11:24pm On Nov 27, 2008
by.dot:

everybody for here don mara!
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sholabanke(m): 12:04am On Nov 28, 2008
dont ever say that again
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by bydot1(m): 12:23am On Nov 28, 2008
i guess u not talking to me, right?
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sholabanke(m): 12:32am On Nov 28, 2008
what of if am talking to u
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by bydot1(m): 12:34am On Nov 28, 2008
Ah, u go fear na
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sholabanke(m): 12:43am On Nov 28, 2008
how do u mean?
please dont start wit me
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by bydot1(m): 12:46am On Nov 28, 2008
better! tongue
Re: Cross Examination On The Witness Stand. . . by sholabanke(m): 12:47am On Nov 28, 2008
u kno dey sleep?

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