| WWC-Moe B. |
09-25-2007 10:58 AM |
Lawyers should never ask a grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.
Lawyers should never ask a grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. 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,
and 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 other 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 defense 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. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him."
The defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to
approach the bench and in a very quiet voice said, "If either of you
idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the electric
chair."
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