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'Your honor, would you please instruct the witness to stop texting on his cell phone during my cross-examination!'
"… and when she spoke and you couldn't hear was it because you chose not to hear or because you had exhibit 'A' in your ear?"
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'I blew the whistle on my second employer as soon as I got my second wind.'
"We have testimony that you walk like a duck and you quack like a duck. Tell the court - are you a duck?"
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cliches, cliche, clichés, cliché, expression, expressions, idiom, idioms, duck, ducks, court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, walk like a duck, quack like a duck, witness stand, witness stands, witness, witnesses, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, cross examination, cross examinations'I'll answer the question provided you listen without interrupting, commenting or passing judgment.'
"And, sir, in your expert, professional opinion, was the victim already deceased when the defendant arrived at the scene?"
'I met a guy who seemed nice, although there was some conflicting testimony.'
"Wait! I know the answer!"
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courtroom, courtrooms, court, courts, trial, trials, witness stand, witness stands, witness, witnesses, cross-examination, cross examination, cross-examinations, cross examinations, jury, juries, juror, jurors, legal system, lawyer, lawyers, legal counsel, legal counsels, attorney, attorneys, witness, witnesses, testimony, testimonies'You say you saw my client do it. OK, but what if the jury doesn't believe you? Try to think outside the witness box.'
'As to being an accessory before or after the fact - were you in the 'enter' or 'delete' mode?'
'Since this is my first time in court, I wonder if it would be all right if my attorney got a couple of shots of me lying under oath.'
'When the accident occured were you in complete control of the car?'
"So, you're saying that you went out that night but came back almost straight away?"