Dear Lil,
Good SAturday morning to my Sis.
Thank you for that beautiful funny joke. Lawyer jokes...huh?
Very, very funny. Started our day out with a smile as you usually do.
God Bless and hope your holiday weekend is special for you as it is for
us.
YOur Brother
marty
P.S. The angel is flying to you.
firefly wrote:
>
>
>
> A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong
> evidence
> indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense's
> closing
> statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably
> be
> convicted, resorted to a trick.
>
> "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you
> all," the
> lawyer said as he looked at his watch. "Within one minute,
> the person
> presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom."
> He looked
> toward the courtroom door. The jurors, somewhat stunned, all
> looked on
> eagerly. A minute passed. Nothing happened.
>
> Finally the lawyer said, "Actually, I made up the previous
> statement.
> But
> you all looked on with anticipation. I therefore put to you
> that you
> have a
> reasonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was
> killed and insist
>
> that you return a verdict of not guilty." The jury, clearly
> confused,
> retired to deliberate. A few minutes later, the jury
> returned and
> pronounced a verdict of guilty.
>
> "But how?" inquired the lawyer. "You must have had some
> doubt; I saw
> all of you stare at the door."
>
> The jury foreman replied: "Oh, we did look, but your client
> didn't."
>
> [Image]
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