Posted by Charlie S (12.39.93.133) on February 14, 2001 at 02:51:03:
These were actually said in court, word for word, taken
> down
> > and now published by
> > > court reporters - who had to try to stay
> > calm while these
> > > exchanges were actually taking place.
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> > > Q: What is your date of birth?
> > > A: July fifteenth.
> > > Q: What year?
> > > A: Every year.
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: What gear were you in at the moment of
> the
> > impact?
> > > A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect
> your
> > memory at all?
> > > A: Yes.
> > > Q: And in what ways does it affect your
> > memory?
> > > A: I forget.
> > > Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of
> > something that you've
> > > forgotten?
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: How old is your son, the one living with
> > you?
> > > A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't
> > remember which.
> > > Q: How long has he lived with you?
> > > A: Forty-five years.
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: What was the first thing your husband
> said
> > to you when he woke up
> > > that morning?
> > > A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
> > > Q: And why did that upset you?
> > > A: My name is Susan.
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a
> > person dies in his sleep,
> > > He doesn't know about it until the next morning?
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old,
> how
> > old is he?
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: Were you present when your picture was
> > taken?
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: So the date of conception (of the baby)
> was
> > August 8th?
> > > A: Yes.
> > > Q: And what were you doing at that time?
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: She had three children, right?
> > > A: Yes.
> > > Q: How many were boys?
> > > A: None.
> > > Q: Were there any girls?
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
> > > A: By death.
> > > Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
> > >
> > > Q: Can you describe the individual?
> > > A: He was about medium height and had a
> beard.
> > > Q: Was this a male, or a female?
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: Is your appearance here this morning
> > pursuant to a deposition
> > > Notice which I sent to your attorney?
> > > A: No, this is how I dress when I go to
> work.
> > >
> > > Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you
> > performed on dead people?
> > > A: All my autopsies are performed on dead
> > people.
> > >
> > >
> > > Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What
> > school did you go to?
> > > A: Oral.
> > >
> > > 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: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
> > >
> > >
> > > 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 it is 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: Yes, it is possible that he could have
> been
> > alive and practicing
> > > law somewhere.
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Charlie S :^)