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Why
lawyers should never ask a witness a question if they aren't prepared for
the answer:
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In a trial, a southern small town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness to the stand - a grandmotherly, elderly woman.
He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?"
She responded, "why, yes I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since
you were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me.
You lie, you cheat on your wife, you manipulate people and talk about
them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the
brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit
paper pusher. Yes, I know you."
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across
the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defence attorney?"
She again replied, "why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a
youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking
problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law
practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he
cheated on his wife with three different women. Yes, I know him."
The defence attorney almost died!
At this point, the judge brought the courtroom to silence, called both
counsellors to the bench, and in a very quiet voice, said, "if either of
you b*****ds asks her if she knows me, you'll be jailed for contempt."
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