The following are questions actually
asked of witnesses by lawyers during trials and, in
certain cases, the responses given by witnesses.
"Now
doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his
sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next
morning?"
"The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is
he?"
"Were you present when your picture was taken?"
"Were you alone or by yourself?"
"Was it you or your younger brother who was killed
in the war?"
"Did he kill you?"
"How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the
collision?"
"You were there until the time you left, is that
true?"
"How many times have you committed suicide?"
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 female?"
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: "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: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on
dead
people?"
A: "All my autopsies are performed on dead
people."
Q: "You were not shot in the fracas?"
A: "No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the
naval."
Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?"
A: "I have been since early childhood."
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: "It is possible that he could have been alive and
practicing
law somewhere."
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: "Sir, what is your IQ?"
A: "Well, I can see pretty well, I think."
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