Charles M. Sevilla finds comic gems in court transcripts and now brings readers a delightful, all-new collection. Starting with a chapter on the defendants and following with sections on lawyers, experts, witnesses, evidence, and even one called Malaprops . Stories from the previous books have become viral Internet sensations, priming readers for more legal disorder, such as: Clerk: Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to given in the cause now pending before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Witness: Yes, I swear. I ll say anything but the truth, nothing but the truth."
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
Release
August 04, 2014
ISBN 13
9780393349535
Law and Disorder: Absurdly Funny Moments from the Courts
Charles M. Sevilla finds comic gems in court transcripts and now brings readers a delightful, all-new collection. Starting with a chapter on the defendants and following with sections on lawyers, experts, witnesses, evidence, and even one called Malaprops . Stories from the previous books have become viral Internet sensations, priming readers for more legal disorder, such as: Clerk: Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to given in the cause now pending before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Witness: Yes, I swear. I ll say anything but the truth, nothing but the truth."