Some of the Dumbest Questions Your Attorney May Want to Ask in the Courtroom in California


by R. Sebastian Gibson - Date: 2008-10-18 - Word Count: 491 Share This!

As a civil litigation attorney and litigation defense attorney in Palm Springs, San Diego, Newport Beach, Orange County, Santa Ana, Riverside, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Indio, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and from courts all over California, you learn there are some questions you should never ask, or ask again. And then there are some questions you hear once in awhile that cause the entire courtroom to either go silent or break out in laughter. At the very least, most of these questions will certainly confuse the witness.

"Just how old were you really on your twenty-fifth birthday?"

"Can you see without your glasses or your teeth?"

"What was the defendant doing while you were in the bathroom?"

"Do you still feel you are brain damaged?"

"Where did you live in town after you moved away?"

"What don't you know about the accident and when did you find out?"

"Just when did you realize you hadn't been killed in the accident?"

"You're just saying that to confuse me, or is that your normal way of talking?"

"Did you look at the defendant when you saw him?"

"Can you describe what you didn't see?"

"Was that when you were in a coma or had you already left the hospital?"

"Are you qualified to be an expert or is there somebody else more qualified to make that conclusion?"

"I think we all know who will be the jury of that, right Judge?"

"Could you repeat that again for those who heard it the first time?"

"I see you have clothes on today."

"What do you mean exactly by that particular phrase you elucidated?"

"Could you be more specific than "I don't remember?"

"And what time was it by the watch you weren't wearing?"

"Do you have a first name, John?"

"Do you consider yourself to be an honest or a dishonest person when you promise to tell the truth?"

"Have you ever lied to anyone before today?"

"Have you ever driven drunk before the accident?"

"And how many teeth would you estimate you have?"

"Are you able to touch your nose and walk a straight line better today than you were on the date of the accident?"

"Can you estimate how many wives you have?"

"Do you consider yourself to be as honest as the Judge in this courtroom?"

"Have you been practicing what you wouldn't say today?"

"And exactly when did you come up with a conclusion that would make sense?"

"We've never met before today, except for that time in Vegas, have we?"

"Have you ever been to Vegas?"

"Does your wife know about that trip?"

"What caused you to be a child when you were that age?"

"Did you eventually become an adult?"

"Do you know what questions I'm going to be asking you to give me answers to or are you just guessing?"

"You seem confusing. Are you speaking too fast or would you like me to slow down?"    


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Sebastian Gibson graduated cum laude at UCLA in 1972 and received two law degrees in the U.S. and the U.K., graduating with an LL.B. magna cum laude from University College, Cardiff in Wales and a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in Southern California.

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