Said in court?
These are things people actually
said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by
court reporters. How did they keep from laughing while these were
all taking place?
Judge: "Well, Sir, I have
reviewed this case and I've decided to give your wife $775 a
week."
Husband: "That's fair, your honor. I'll try to send her a few
bucks myself."
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year
Q: What gear were you in at
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 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 up 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 10 years. I even went to school for it.
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 ou! t 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?
A: Would you repeat that question, please?
Q: The youngest son, the 20-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?
A: I resent that question.
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 that 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?
A: OK.
Q: What school did you go to?
A: Oral.
Q: Do you recall the time that
you examined th! e 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 on him.
Q: Are you qualified to give a
urine sample?
Q: Doctor, before you performed
the autopsy, did you check for 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.
