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> > These 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. Enjoy.
> > ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
> > WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
> > ______________________________
> > ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
> > WITNESS: July 18th.
> > ATTORNEY: What year?
> > WITNESS: Every year.
> > _____________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
> > WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
> > ______________________________________
> > 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?
> > _____________________________________
> > 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.
> > ______________________________________
> > 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?
______________________________________
> > 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?
______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
> > WITNESS: By death.
> > ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
> ______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
> > WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
> > ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
______________________________________
> > 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.
> ______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on
> > Dead people?
> > WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
______________________________________
> > 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!
_____________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
> > WITNESS: Huh?
_____________________________________
> > 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.
> > Down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of
staying
> >
> > calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. Enjoy.
> > ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
> > WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
> > ______________________________
> > ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
> > WITNESS: July 18th.
> > ATTORNEY: What year?
> > WITNESS: Every year.
> > _____________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
> > WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
> > ______________________________________
> > 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?
> > _____________________________________
> > 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.
_____________________________________
> > 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.
> > ______________________________________
> > 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.
______________________________________
> > 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?
___________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
> > WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.
________________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
> > WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?
______________________________________
> > 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....
______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
> > WITNESS: Yes.
> > ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
> > WITNESS: None.
> > ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
> > WITNESS: By death.
> > ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
> ______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
> > WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
> > ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
______________________________________
> > 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.
> ______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on
> > Dead people?
> > WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
______________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you
> >go to?
> > WITNESS: Oral.
_____________________________________
> > 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!
_____________________________________
> > ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
> > WITNESS: Huh?
_____________________________________
> > 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.
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