Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History

by Charles M. Sevilla

Overview

In America's courtooms, the verdict is laughter.

Sit back and enjoy a collection of verbatim exchanges from the halls of justice, where defendants and plaintiffs, lawyers and witnesses, juries and judges, collide to produce memorably insane comedy.

A: You mumbled on the first part of that and I couldn't understand what you were saying. Could you repeat the question?

Q: I mumbled, did I? Well, we'll just ask the court reporter to read back what I said. She didn't indicate any problem understanding what I said, so obviously she understood every word. We'll just have her read my question back and find out if there was any mumbling going on. Madam reporter, would you be so kind? 

Court Reporter: Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393319286
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	08/17/1999
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	190,310
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Perennially on the “Best Lawyers in America” list, Charles M. Sevilla has a private law practice in San Diego. He is the author of Wilkes on Trial and Wilkes: His Life and Crimes and a columnist for Forum.

Editorial Reviews

This hilarious collection of actual court proceedings confirms the adage "Truth is funnier than fiction." Enlivened with cartoons from Lee Lorenz, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, this book will tickle the funny bone of anyone who appreciates the foibles of humanity; it's the perfect gift for the lawyer in your life.

bn.com

Misstatements from the courtroom--legalese marred by malapropisms, slips of the tongue, eccentric interpretations and profanities--are gleefully quoted in this compilation. (July)

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