Stupid Questions in Court | 法庭上的愚蠢提问

The following excerpts, taken from real court records, were published in the Salt Lake Tribune. They showcase a series of remarkably foolish questions asked during legal proceedings.

• 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?

• Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?

• The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

• Q: She had three children, right?
  A: Yes.
  Q: How many were boys?
  A: None.
  Q: Were there any girls?

• Were you alone or by yourself?

• 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?

• Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?

• Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
  A: Yes.
  Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?

• Q: Now then, 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 March 12th.
  Q: Apparently then, the date of conception was around January 12th?
  A: Yes.
  Q: What were you doing at that time?

• Do you have any children or anything of that kind?

• Was that the same nose you broke as a child?

• Q: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
  A: I used to be.
  Q: How many times have you committed suicide?

• So, you were gone until you returned?

• You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?

• Q: Have you lived in this town all your life?
  A: Not yet.

• A Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of asking a stupid question, interrupted himself: "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."

• Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Huntington at St. Mary's Hospital?
  A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 5:30 P.M.
  Q: And Mr. Huntington was dead at the time, is that correct?
  A: No, you idiot, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was performing an autopsy on him!