At a trial here in the Midwest, the prosecuting attorney and defense attorney were at each other’s throats. There was an elderly lady on the witness stand and in desperation to gain the jury’s favor, the prosecutor asked her: “Do you know this man (defense attorney)?” She replied: “I’ve known him since he was a young boy; always a troublemaker, breaking windows, shoplifting, underage drinking, and he has not changed much since becoming an adult”.
The defense attorney almost fainted. In his questioning of her, he asked her: “Do you know this man” (prosecutor)? She replied: I’ve also known him since he was a young boy, stealing cars, vandalizing public property, got a young girl pregnant, and now he’s cheating on his wife”.
The judge called both attorneys over to his desk and said in a very low but firm voice: “If either of you asks her if she knows me, I’ll make sure both of you go to prison for a “very long” time.
The defense attorney almost fainted. In his questioning of her, he asked her: “Do you know this man” (prosecutor)? She replied: I’ve also known him since he was a young boy, stealing cars, vandalizing public property, got a young girl pregnant, and now he’s cheating on his wife”.
The judge called both attorneys over to his desk and said in a very low but firm voice: “If either of you asks her if she knows me, I’ll make sure both of you go to prison for a “very long” time.
