If Attorneys had brains... or, Cross-Examinations can be fun!

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

   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: All your responses must be oral, okay? What school did you go to?
   A: Oral.

   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: Sir, what is your IQ?
   A: Well, I can see pretty well, I think.

   Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in the voodoo occult?
   A: We both do.
   Q: Voodoo?
   A: We do.
   Q: You do?
   A: Yes, voodoo.

   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: Mr. Slattery, 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: 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: 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.

   Questions withdrawn...

   Q: And the youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?
   Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?
   Q: Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?
   Q: Now the defendant, did he kill you?
   Q: How many times have you committed suicide?
   Q: How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?
   Q: You were there until the time you left; is that true?