Actual quotes by dumb lawyers

Feel free to add any you've seen taht made you giggle

1. 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?


2. Q: What happened then?
A: He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because
you can identify me.'
Q: Did he kill you?


3. Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?


4. The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?


5. Were you alone or by yourself?


6. How long have you been a French Canadian?


7. Do you have any children or anything of that kind?


8. Q: I show you exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize
that picture.
A: That's me.
Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?


9. Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?


10. Q: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage
terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

11. Q: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A: I'll be three months on November 8.
Q: Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?
A: Yes.
Q: What were you doing at that time?


12. Q: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A: I used to be.
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?


13. So you were gone until you returned?


14. Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: 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. Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?


17. A Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of
unleashing a stupid question, interrupted himself
and said, "Your Honour, I'd like to strike the next
question."


18. Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you
examined the body of Mr. Edington at the rose Chapel?
A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m.
Q: And Mr. Edington was dead at the time, is that correct?
A: No, you stupid, he was sitting on the table wondering
why I was doing an autopsy!


19. Have you ever thought of committing involuntary manslaughter?


20. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury! Please take a long,
hard look at this alleged repeat sex offender....