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Disorder in the Court

Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History
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Disorder in the Court presents a riotous collection of true courtroom exchanges where the legal process meets absurdity. Charles M. Sevilla compiles verbatim interactions among defendants, plaintiffs, lawyers, witnesses, juries, and judges, capturing moments that are unintentionally comedic and memorably bizarre.
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Ideal for fans of humour and legal mishaps, or anyone who enjoys real-life comedy drawn from everyday absurdities in the justice system.

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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. The Court: "The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant, sir?" Defendant: "No, sir, I'm the guy who stole the chickens."

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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.

The Court: "The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant, sir?"
Defendant: "No, sir, I'm the guy who stole the chickens."

Disorder in the Court will keep you entertained with its unexpected humour and wit found within the legal proceedings captured in this collection.

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Readers will delight in the witty presentation of court legalese mixed with malapropisms and slips of the tongue. The humour arises naturally from the unpredictable collisions within the courtroom, providing an irreverent but entertaining glimpse into justice in action.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393319286

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 August 1999

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 209g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Perennially on the β€œBest Lawyers in America” list, Charles M. Sevilla has a private law practice in San Diego. He is the author of Wilkes on Trial and Wilkes: His Life and Crimes and a columnist for Forum.

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