>>From a little book called "Disorder in the Court." Real court >>>transcriptions, word for word. >>> >>>Q: What is your date of birth? >>>A: July fifteenth. >>>Q: What year? >>>A: Every year. >>> >>> >>>Q: What gear were you in at the 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 that >>> 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 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 ten years. I even went to school >>> for it. >>> >>> >>>Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved >>> in the voodoo or occult? >>>A: We both do. >>>Q: Voodoo? >>>A: We do. >>>Q: You do? >>>A: Yes, voodoo. >>> >>> >>>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 out of her car? >>>A: Yes, sir. >>>Q: What did she say? >>>A: What disco am I at? >>> >>> >>>Recently reported in the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers >>>journal, the following are questions actually asked of witnesses >>>by attorneys during trials and, in certain cases, the responses >>>given by insightful witnesses: >>> >>>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? >>> >>> >>>Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he? >>> >>> >>>Q: Were you present when your picture was taken? >>> >>> >>>Q: Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war? >>> >>> >>>Q: Did he kill you? >>> >>> >>> Q: How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision? >>> >>> >>>Q: You were there until the time you left, is that true? >>> >>> >>>Q: 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: Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you? >>>A: I went to Europe, Sir. >>>Q: And you took your new wife? >>> >>> >>>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 >>> notice which 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? 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: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? >>> >>> >>>Q: You were not shot in the fracas? >>>A: No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel >>> >>> >>>AND SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST: >>> >>>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. Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology, Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 49307 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
