Defending Jokes

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    A defending attorney was cross examining a coroner.The attorney asks, "Before you signed thedeath certificate had you taken the man's pulse?" The coroner says, "No." The attorney then asks, "Did you listen for a heart beat?" "No." "So when you signed the death certificate you had not takenany steps to make sure the man was dead, had you?" The corner, now tired of the brow beating says, "Well, let meput it this way. The man's brain was sitting in a jar on mydesk, but for all I know he could be out there practicing lawsomewhere."

    A defending attorney was cross examining a coroner. The attorney asked, "Before you signed the death certificate had you taken the man's pulse?" The coroner said, "No."
    The attorney then asked, "Did you listen for a heart beat?", and again the coroner said, "No."
    Then the attorney asked, "Did you check for breathing?", and again the coroner said, "No."
    "So when you signed the death certificate you had not taken any steps to make sure the man was dead, had you?"
    The coroner, now tired of the brow beating said, "Well, let me put it this way. The man's brain was sitting in a jar on my desk, but for all I know he could be out there practicing law somewhere."

    A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense:“My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by his limb.”“Well put,” the judge replied. “Using your logic, I sentence the defendant's arm to one
    year's imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses.”The defendant smiled. With his lawyer's assistance he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench, and walked out.

    Judge: Are you defending yourself?
    Defendant: Yes, your Honor.
    Judge: You know that if you cannot afford it, the State may appoint you a lawyer.
    Defendant: I know, your Honor, but I don't want one. I plan to tell the truth.

    A defending attorney was cross examining a coroner. The attorney asked, "Before you signed the death certificate had you taken the man's pulse?"
    "No," the coroner replied.

    The attorney then asked, "Did you listen for a heart beat?"
    The coroner said, "No."

    "Did you check for breathing?", asked the attorney.
    Again the coroner replied, "No."

    The attorney asked, "So when you signed the death certificate you had not taken any steps to make sure the man was dead, had you?"
    The coroner, now tired of the brow beating said, "Well, let me put it this way. The man's brain was sitting in a jar on my desk, but for all I know he could be out there practicing law somewhere."

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