From a little book called "Disorder in the Court."
They're things that were really said in court.
| 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? |
| 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: | Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? |
| A: | All my autopsies are performed on dead people. |
| 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: | 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 |
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