Dumb Lawyer Questions

A client of the Salt Lake City law firm of Johnson & Hatch collects silly 
questions asked by lawyers. The column-writing team of Paul Rolly and 
Joann Jacobsen-Wells reproduced some of them in the Salt Lake Tribune. 
The following are some of these questions, actually asked by lawyers during 
the course of trials:

"Was that the same nose you broke as a child?" 

"Now, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most 
cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until
the next morning?" 

Q: "What happened then?" 
A: "He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me!'" 
Q: "Did he kill you?" 

"The youngest son, the 20-year old, how old is he?" 

"Were you alone or by yourself?" 

"Was it you or your younger brother that was killed in the war?" 

Q: "I show you exhibit 3 and ask if you recognize that picture." 
A: "That's me." 
Q: "Were you present when that picture was taken?" 

Q: "Do you know how pregnant you are now?" 
A: "I'll be three months November 8." 
Q: "So the date of conception was August 8?" 
A: "Yes." 
Q: "What were you doing at that time?" 

Q: "Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?" 
A: "I used to be." 
Q: "How many times have you committed suicide?" 

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?" 

And once in a while there's a witness who just doesn't choose to be in 
a forgiving mood, and the result is something like this documented exchange:

Q: "Do you recall approximately the time you examined the body of Mr. 
Edington at the Rose Chapel?" 
A: "It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30 P.M." 
Q: "And Mr. Edington was dead at that time, is that correct?" 
A: "No, you stupid bastard, he was sitting on the table wondering why I 
was doing an autopsy!"