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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

"Disorder in the Court."

These are from a book called "Disorder in the Court." 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.The last few autopsy related are ultimate!!!

Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.

Q: What year?
A: Every year.
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Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke upthat morning?
A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"

Q: And why did that upset you?
A: My name is Susan.

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Q: And where was the location of the accident?
A: Approximately mile-post 499.
Q: And where is mile-post 499?
A: Probably between mile-post 498 and 500
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Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

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Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?

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Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A: Yes.
Q: And what were you doing at that time? 

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Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls? 

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Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.

Q: And these stairs... did they go up also?
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Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminate?

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 Q: Can you describe the individual?
A: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Q: Was this a male or a female? 

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Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
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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.
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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 theautopsy?
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.
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