Ten Great Legal Wits

[mcgillianaire]

"In the 1930s a barrister prosecuting in a burglary case was distracted by a fidgety juror who was unsure what to do with his coat. At first he kept it on, then he took it off and sat on it, then, getting uncomfortable, he put it on the edge of the jury box. Next he put it under his seat, and then on his lap. Then he chatted with his neighbour. The prosecuting barrister had been trying to open the case and had reached the point in his story when the householder had gone to his study and chanced upon the accused burglar. Although the barrister glared at the juror a number of times, the fidgeting persisted. His gesticulating chat was the last straw.The barrister paused, looked straight at the juror, and said with great emphasis: “Keep still, or I will knock your f***ing block off.” The court froze. The juror’s jaw dropped open. The barrister then continued, with absolute poise: “Those, members of the jury, were the words the accused uttered to the householder when he entered his study." [Read Nine More Great Legal Wits]

Comments

[drunkendeadcat.livejournal.com]

fact is funnier than fiction

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

you're quite right!