johno
19-Apr-07, 14:11
If you ever testify in court, you might
wish you could have been as sharp as
this policeman. He was being cross-
examined by a defense attorney
during a felony trial. The lawyer was
Trying to undermine the policeman's
credibility
Q: "Officer -- did you see my client
fleeing the scene?"
A: "No sir. But I subsequently
observed a person matching the
description of the offender, running
several blocks away."
Q: "Officer -- who provided this
description?"
A: "The officer who responded to
the scene."
Q: "A fellow officer provided the
description of this so-called offender
Do you trust your fellow officers?"
A: "Yes, sir. With my life."
Q: "With your life? Let me ask you
this then officer. Do you have a room
where you change your clothes in
preparation for your daily duties?"
A: "Yes sir, we do!"
Q: "And do you have a locker in the
room?"
A: "Yes sir, I do."
Q: "And do you have a lock on your
locker?"
A: "Yes sir."
Q: "Now why is it, officer, if you trust
your fellow officers with your life, you
find it necessary to lock your locker in
a room you share with these same
officers?"
A: "You see, sir we share the building
with the court complex, and
sometimes lawyers have been known
to walk through that room."
wish you could have been as sharp as
this policeman. He was being cross-
examined by a defense attorney
during a felony trial. The lawyer was
Trying to undermine the policeman's
credibility
Q: "Officer -- did you see my client
fleeing the scene?"
A: "No sir. But I subsequently
observed a person matching the
description of the offender, running
several blocks away."
Q: "Officer -- who provided this
description?"
A: "The officer who responded to
the scene."
Q: "A fellow officer provided the
description of this so-called offender
Do you trust your fellow officers?"
A: "Yes, sir. With my life."
Q: "With your life? Let me ask you
this then officer. Do you have a room
where you change your clothes in
preparation for your daily duties?"
A: "Yes sir, we do!"
Q: "And do you have a locker in the
room?"
A: "Yes sir, I do."
Q: "And do you have a lock on your
locker?"
A: "Yes sir."
Q: "Now why is it, officer, if you trust
your fellow officers with your life, you
find it necessary to lock your locker in
a room you share with these same
officers?"
A: "You see, sir we share the building
with the court complex, and
sometimes lawyers have been known
to walk through that room."