Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Crawford Long of Waco (Crawford is the first assistant district attorney of the Criminal District Attorney's Office of McLennan County), this excerpt from voir dire in a murder trial in the 54th District Court in Waco. The title to this contribution was also submitted by Crawford, who explains that the "prosecutor, who will remain nameless, is said to have a distinctive southern drawl."

Juror: May I ask you a question?

Prosecutor: Sure you may.

Juror: Is Forrest Gump your brother? You know you talk like him, don't you?

Prosecutor: You know I am never going to live this down. All I can say if I am, as far as Forrest Gump Shrimp Company, I hope he leaves it in his will to me.

Full post as published by Say What! on September 03, 2009 (boomark / email).