* Lawyer: "Have you lived in this town all your life?"

* Witness: "Not yet."

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* Lawyer: (realizing he was on the verge of asking a stupid question) "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."

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* Lawyer: "Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Eddington at the Rose Chapel?"

* Witness: "It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30pm."

* Lawyer: "And Mr. Eddington was dead at the time, is that correct?"

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* Lawyer: "What is your brother-in-law's name?"

* Witness: "Borofkin."

* Lawyer: "What's his first name?"

* Witness: "I can't remember."

* Lawyer: "He's been your brother-in-law for years, and you can't remember his first name?"

* Witness: "No. I tell you, I'm too excited." (rising and pointing to his brother-in-law) "Nathan, for heaven's sake, tell them your first name!"

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* Lawyer: "Did you ever stay all night with this man in New York?"

* Witness: "I refuse to answer that question.

* Lawyer: "Did you ever stay all night with this man in Chicago?"

* Witness: "I refuse to answer that question.

* Lawyer: "Did you ever stay all night with this man in Miami?"

* Witness: "No."

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* Lawyer: "Doctor, did you say he was shot in the woods?"

* Witness: "No, I said he was shot in the lumbar region."

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* Lawyer: "What is your marital status?"

* Witness: "Fair."

* Lawyer: "Are you married?"

* Witness: "No, I'm divorced."

* Lawyer: "And what did your husband do before you divorced him?"

* Witness: "A lot of things I didn't know about."