Lawyers should never ask a witness a question if they aren't prepared for
the answer. In a trial, a Southern small town prosecuting attorney called his
first witness, a grand-motherly, 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, 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 ! 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 bastards asks her if she knows me, I'll
throw your sorry asses in jail for contempt."
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