Disorder in the Court
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Disorder in the Court
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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."
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.
Book Details
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
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About the Author
Perennially on the βBest Lawyers in Americaβ 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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