Reported in the Massachusetts bar Association Lawyers Journal, the following are questions actually asked of witnesses by attorneys during trials and, in ceratain cases, the responses given by insightful witnesses:

-"Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?"

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

-"Were you present when your picture was taken?"

-"Were you alone or by yourself?"

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

-"Did he kill you?"

-"How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"

-"You were there until the time you left, is that true?"

-"How many times have you commited suicide?"

-Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?"
A: "Yes"
Q:"And what were you doing at the time?"

-Q: "She had three children, right?"
A:"Yes"
Q:"How many were boys?"
A:"None"
Q:"Were there any girls?"

-Q:"Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
A:"All my autopsies are performed on dead people"

-Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?"
A:"The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m."
Q:"And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?"
A:"No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy."

-Q:"Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
A:"No"
Q:"Did you check for blood pressure?"
A:"No"
Q:"Did you check for breathing?"
A:"No"
Q:"So then its possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
A:"No"
Q:"How can you be so sure doctor?"
A:"Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar"
Q:"But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
A:"It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere"

Remember that these are real quotes from attorneys around the world.