"THE BEST COMEBACK OF THE YEAR AWARD"
A policeman was being cross-examined by a defense attorney
during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman's
credibility....
Q: "Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the
scene?"
A: "No sir. But
I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender,
running several blocks away."
Q: "Officer -- who provided this description?"
A: "The officer who
responded to the scene."
Q: "A fellow officer provided the description of
this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?"
A: "Yes, sir. With my
life."
Q: "With your
life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change
your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?"
A: "Yes sir, we do!"
Q: "And do you have a
locker in the room?"
A:
"Yes sir, I do."
Q: "And
do you have a lock on your locker?"
A: "Yes sir."
Q: "Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow
officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room
you share with these same officers?"
A: "You see, sir -- we share the building with the
court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that
room."
The courtroom
erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called.
A policeman was being cross-examined by a defense attorney
during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman's
credibility....
Q: "Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the
scene?"
A: "No sir. But
I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender,
running several blocks away."
Q: "Officer -- who provided this description?"
A: "The officer who
responded to the scene."
Q: "A fellow officer provided the description of
this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?"
A: "Yes, sir. With my
life."
Q: "With your
life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change
your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?"
A: "Yes sir, we do!"
Q: "And do you have a
locker in the room?"
A:
"Yes sir, I do."
Q: "And
do you have a lock on your locker?"
A: "Yes sir."
Q: "Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow
officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room
you share with these same officers?"
A: "You see, sir -- we share the building with the
court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that
room."
The courtroom
erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called.
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