> > It's unbelievable, but these are from a book called
> > "Disorder in the Court."
> > These are things people actually said in court, 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 voodoo or the
> > 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?
> >
> >
> *****************************************************
> >
> > 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: 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 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: 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: Yes, it is possible that he could have been
> > alive and practicing law
> > somewhere.
>
>
_________________________________________________________________________
Bruce Okkema, President
Eagle Design & Technology, Inc.
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Zeeland, MI 49464
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