Topic: May it please the court.

[mistybear]

1# "Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?"

2# "The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"

3# "Were you present when your picture was taken?"

4# "Were you alone or by yourself?"

5# "Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"

6# "Did he kill you?"

7# "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"

8# "You were there until the time you left. Is that true?"

9# "How many times have you committed suicide?"

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

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

12# Q: "You say the stairs went down to the basement?"
      A: "Yes."
      Q: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"

13# 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?"

14# Q: "How was your first marriage terminated?"
      A: "By death."
      Q: "And by who's death was it terminated?"

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

16# Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which was sent to your attorney?"
       A. "No this is how I dress when I go to work."

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

18# Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK. What school did you go to?"
      A: "Oral."

19# Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?"
      A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
      Q "And Mr. Denningron was dead at the time?"
      A: "No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.

20# Q: "You were not shot in the fracas?"
      A. "No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel."

21# Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?"
      A: "I have been since early childhood."

[Clive]