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by Charles Sevilla (Author), Lee Lorenz (Illustrator) "You have heard testimony that the day in question was cold, windy, and with above-average precipitation ..." (more)
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Court legalese, often combined with malapropisms and slips of the tongue in exchanges between judges, lawyers, plaintiffs, defendants and eccentric jurors, is gleefully quoted here, complete with frequently profane and explicit language as drawn from sketches in San Diego lawyer Sevilla's Forum and Champion magazine column. For example, a psychiatrist, starting with a court assertion that "we're not arguing truth here, we're arguing evidence," declares that "I am not here using common sense, I am an expert." A defendant accused of drunken driving displays delightful candor by pleading "guilty as hell." A team of three overzealous defense attorneys beats up a client to provide evidence of self-defense. Readers will undoubtedly cull their own favorites from this irreverent sampling of "justice" in action.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Disorder in the Review, April 30 2003
By Tacie Himelright "Tortuga Tess" (Kennett Square, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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The 2nd book of 2 by Charles M. Sevilla that takes a humorous look at the goings on in courtrooms around the country. I'm sure that a lot of you have gotten the e-mail with excerpts from this book (which is what prompted me to buy the book and the 1st "Disorderly Conduct"). I enjoyed this book and got some chuckles out loud. Anyone in or around the legal professions should find this book amusing. Amusing illustrations illuminate some of the quotes. There are bits of this book that are more amusing than others, but what I find amusing you may not. I still feel that there is enough in this book to make everyone smile (if not chuckle). An interesting addition to this book are the names and cities of the people who submitted the quotes to Mr. Sevilla (there was even one from my home town of West Chester). Which I guess now would be a good time to add - the author originally wrote a column that used this type of humor (and quotes) prompting people from around the country to start sending him their additions. After a while he had enough for 2 books. Over all this is a good book. It would be great for the beach - pick it up, put it down and pick it up again, no worrying about loosing your place in the story.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Funny One, Nov 13 2002
By Craig Douglass (South Jordan, Utah, United States) - See all my reviews
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I love to read or hear stories of people's mistakes, not so much because I like to laugh at people, but because it makes me feel better about my own mistakes -- I know I'm not alone.

I did enjoy this book generally, but I have to say that I was quite disappointed in the number of exchanges included that were off-color and/or foul-mouthed. I know that in many ways this just reflects people in real life, but this is precisely why these aren't so funny. It's the things that are out of the ordinary that that catch me off guard and make me laugh.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The third in Sevilla's series of legal humor, Aug 17 2002
By Gary M. Greenbaum (Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Another fun romp through the legal system by Sevilla. Apparently having exhausted all the legal anecdotes he could find in the first two, this one is based on contributions from lawyers all across the country (most notably the Menendez brothers' lawyer, Leslie Abramson).

As usual, stupid defendants, wild witnesses, hapless lawyers, careless judges, and a bevy of other legal personnel, make for a fine afternoon's reading and a good addition to your library of legal humor.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Light reading with a different twist
This is a good book to kill time and find some good stories to tell. Many of these tales have come across my desk as emails and they will likely provide a lot more material. Read more
Published on Jul 17 2002 by reunion@telebyte.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny
This is a great book for everyone. It is a book of humerous stuff people actually said in court. It is a very good book that you should add to your collection today. Read more
Published on Jun 1 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read and very funny too!
When I decide to review a book, I try to pick subject that interest me and law is one of those subjects. Read more
Published on Jan 20 2000 by Michael J Woznicki

4.0 out of 5 stars The snippets I've seen sound good
Haven't read the whole thing. But some quotes from the book are circulating on the net. Samples:

Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in the voodoo A:... Read more

Published on Oct 12 1999 by Edward Vielmetti

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