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GULITY OR NOT GUILTY?
Lawyer Jokes
A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence
indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense's closing
statement
the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to
a trick: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all,"
the lawyer said as he looked at his watch. "Within one minute, the person
presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom."
He looked toward the courtroom door. The jurors, somewhat stunned, all
looked on eagerly. A minute passed. Nothing happened.
Finally the lawyer said, "Actually, I made up the previous statement. But
you
all looked on with anticipation. I therefore put it to you that there is
resonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was killed and insist that
you return a verdict of not guilty."
The jury, clearly confused, retired to deliberate. A few minutes later, the
jury returned and pronounced a verdict of guilty. "But how?" inquired the
lawyer. "You must have had some doubt; I saw all of you stare at the door."
The jury foreman replied: "Oh, we thought about that and realized that all
of us did look, but your client didnt!"
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