And you thought there was nothing funny about the law.  These are 
questions (taken from official U.S. court records) lawyers have put to
people on the stand:
 
Q:  Was that the same nose you broke as a child?
 
Q:  Now, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in
    most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about
    it until the next morning?
 
Q:  What happened then?
A:  He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
Q:  Did he kill you?
 
Q:  Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
 
Q:  The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
 
Q:  Were you alone or by yourself?
 
Q:  How long have you been a French Canadian?
 
Q:  Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
 
Q:  I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture.
A:  That's me.
Q:  Were you present when that  picture was taken?

Q:  Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?  
 
Q:  Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A:  By death.
Q:  And by whose death was it terminated?
 
Q:  Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A:  I'll be three months on Nov. 8.
Q:  Apparantly, then the date of conception was Aug. 8?
A:  Yes.
Q:  What were you doing at that time?
 
Q:  Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A:  I  used to be.
Q:  How many times have you committed suicide?

Q:  So you were gone until you returned?
 
Q:  She had three children, right?
A:  Yes.
Q:  How many were boys?
A:  None.
Q:  Were there girls?
 
Q:  You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like
    but can you describe it?
 
Q:  You say that the starirs went down to the basement?
A:  Yes.
Q:  And these stairs, did they go up also?
 
Q:  Have you lived in this town all your life?
A:  Not yet.
 
Q:  Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr.
    Edington at the Rose Chapel?
A:  It was in the evening.  The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m.
Q:  And Mr. Edington was dead at the time, is that correct?