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    Default Absent-Minded Lawyers

    Judge Jerry Buchmeyer of the US District Court for the Northern
    District of Texas writes a monthly article for the Texas Bar
    Journal. Often, he cites unusual exchanges between lawyers and
    witnesses during trials.

    The following true exchange says it all:

    Lawyer: "So, Doctor, you determined that a gunshot wound was the
    cause of death of the patient?"

    Doctor: "That's correct."

    Lawyer: "Did you examine the patient when he came to the emergency room?"

    Doctor: "No, I performed the autopsy."

    Lawyer: "OK, were you aware of his vital signs when he was at the hospital?"

    Doctor: "He came into the emergency room in shock and died a short
    time later."

    Lawyer: "Did you pronounce him dead at that time?"

    Doctor: "No, I am the pathologist who performed the autopsy. I
    was not involved with the patient initially."

    Lawyer: "Well, are you even sure then, that he died in the emergency room."

    Doctor: "That is what the records indicate."

    Lawyer: "But if you weren't there, how could you have pronounced
    him dead, having not seen or physically examined the patient at that time?"

    Doctor: "The autopsy showed massive hemorrhaging in the chest area
    and that was the cause of death."

    Lawyer: "I understand that, but you were not actually present to
    examine the patient and pronounce him dead, isn't that right?"

    Doctor: "No, sir, I did not see the patient or actually pronounce
    him dead, but I did perform an autopsy and right now his brain is in
    a jar over at the county morgue. As for the rest of the patient, for
    all I know, HE COULD BE OUT PRACTICING LAW SOMEWHERE!!"
    Androgens Order
    Forgive your enemies, but never, ever forget their names.
    The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but never forget.

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    Rotflmao!

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