Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Courts, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour, Comics & Graphic Novels
| Author: | Charles M. Sevilla | ISBN: | 9780393075519 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | August 17, 1999 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles M. Sevilla |
| ISBN: | 9780393075519 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | August 17, 1999 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
In America's courtooms, the verdict is laughter.
Sit back and enjoy a collection of verbatim exchanges from the halls of justice, where defendants and plaintiffs, lawyers and witnesses, juries and judges, collide to produce memorably insane comedy.
The Court: The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant, sir?
Defendant: No, sir, I'm the guy who stole the chickens.
Attorney: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
Witness: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
Attorney: And why did that upset you?
Witness: My name is Susan!
Attorney: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
Witness: Oral…
Attorney: What is your date of birth?
Witness: July 18th.
Attorney: What year?
Witness: Every year.
In America's courtooms, the verdict is laughter.
Sit back and enjoy a collection of verbatim exchanges from the halls of justice, where defendants and plaintiffs, lawyers and witnesses, juries and judges, collide to produce memorably insane comedy.
The Court: The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant, sir?
Defendant: No, sir, I'm the guy who stole the chickens.
Attorney: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
Witness: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
Attorney: And why did that upset you?
Witness: My name is Susan!
Attorney: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
Witness: Oral…
Attorney: What is your date of birth?
Witness: July 18th.
Attorney: What year?
Witness: Every year.
