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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.
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Hilarious.......2007-03-26
My cousin, who is an attorney, loves this book. She said that she can't put it down. Makes her look forward to her job. Great.
A good little book........2007-01-10
What a great book for carrying with you on visits and reading it to a shut-in or sharing it with a bunch of friends to perk things up on a cold winter's evening.
Goofy Things Said in Court.......2006-12-05
The book is a collection of things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down by court reporters. It must be tough to record some of these exchanges without laughing out loud. Fun reading for anyone, but if you have a friend who's a lawyer or a judge, it might be the perfect gift for them.
Here are some samples from the book:
ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband
said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan.
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a
person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby)
was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh....
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
Fun or Filth?.......2006-10-12
Bought this book to give as a gift but couldn't give it because of the language used. I don't think humor needs the gutter to make it funny...
FRACTURED- A CORRECTLY TITLED BOOK.......2005-08-02
THE ADVERTISING HYPE FOR THE BOOK CONTAINS FUNNIER MATERIAL THAN THE BOOK ITSELF. WORTH READING FROM COVER TO INDEX. THE PAGES WOULD BE MORE USEFUL TO USE AS A DUSTPAN FOR SMALL JOBS
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Causality of Psychological Injury: Presenting Evidence in Court
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This sequel to the authors’
Psychological Knowledge in Court offers a welcome expansion on key concepts, terms, and issues in causality, bringing much needed clarity to psychological injury assessments and the legal contexts that employ them.
Focusing on PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and chronic pain (and grounding readers in salient U.S. and Canadian case law),
Causality sets out a multifactorial causality framework to facilitate admissibility of psychological evidence in court. Issues concerning malingering are examined in depth, as are clinical gray areas that can jeopardize validity. At the same time, the book clearly explains what lawyers and clinicians need to understand about each other’s work—of crucial importance since the two sides often seem to speak at cross-purposes.
The authors and six guest contributors
Illustrate the roles of preexisting vulnerabilities, traumatic events, and post-event occurrences in psychological impairment and disability
Review the literature on PTSD, TBI, and chronic pain for legal relevance
Identify current challenges and controversies in the field, as well as emerging areas for research
Recommend methods and instruments for conducting more courtworthy assessments
Provide a detailed critical review of malingering and related phenomena
Propose a more accurate, shared terminology of causality
Valid causality judgments are based on sound knowledge of research on large populations and careful testing of individuals; at the same time they must conform to stringent legal standards of relevance and reliability to be accepted for testimony. Forensic practitioners and attorneys will turn to
Causality of Psychological Injury as their professional paths increasingly cross in seeking comprehensive and state of the art information.
Customer Reviews:
Silliness in Court.......2007-09-07
How can you go to court and not crack a smile or a laugh and get tossed out by the judge for lack of seriousiness after reading this great collection of amazing lawyers and respondents taking themselves way too seriously? I wonder if these folks read their own transcripts would the "I said that???" come up more than once. Funny and great pokes at a serious function of our society. Great read.
Disorder in the Court!.......2006-08-07
Pretty funny.....We do have the best justice system in the world (I think so) but anything dealing with humans and our many faults is sometimes so funny as this book is. We have to laugh at ourselves and some of the the things we do or say, and our rationale behind it (what we do or say) and not take ourselves so seriously.Very enjoyable book.
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Legal Insanity: Disorder in the Court
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An unparalleled collection of hilarious courtroom anecdotes.......2005-09-28
Except in novels by Scott Turow, levity is not normally associated with courtroom testimony. But witnesses and defendants exhibit varying degrees of intelligence and comprehension, and misunderstandings result in genuinely funny responses. Sometimes the judge or attorney welcomes these moments. I especially liked the attorney's comment, when, upon request, a witness demonstrated a lewd gesture: "You enjoyed that, didn't you?" Then there was the judge who deferred sentencing until after the hunting season, so that the culprit could "take care of important things first." There are as many double entendres as in Shakespeare, and about as many have sexual connotations. You can read the entire book in a couple of hours of laughter, and you'll be quoting your favorite quips for years.
a kick in the pants fun read for lawyers and non-lawyers!.......1999-05-10
Sometimes people say the darndest things. . .and it happens to oftentimes be in court. A laugh a minute, Disorder in the Court provides hours of reading enjoyment. If it is not dumb witnesses then it's pompous lawyers or snide judges that are making the comments that make people understand why law and lawyers are one of the most joked about fields of work and professions!
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In the U.S. approximately one percent of the population (2.6 million) have a bipolar disorder -- also called manic-depressive illness -- characterized by mood cycles of depression and mania (excessive elation, activity, talkativeness, etc.). Because bipolar illness has genetic tendencies, it affects those from all walks of life, but the majority of persons with the illness don't seek help. Most have been misunderstood, rejected, shunned, and disliked because of the disorder, and they struggle against preconceived ideas and prejudices -- but all seek answers, health, freedom, hope, and love. For someone with bipolar disorder, education and knowledge about the illness are necessary for successful treatment. Until now, few "road maps" have been available.
In this book, the "pieces" that compose the "bipolar puzzle" come together in a unique question-and-answer format. Written by a bipolar sufferer, co-author Bryan L. Court, typical questions heard in bipolar support groups are provided and each is followed by an in-depth answer. Each topical section also includes an extensive "Psychiatrist's Response" by co-author Gerald E. Nelson, M.D., who has been working with bipolar disordered individuals for over 20 years. Covering the whole person -- physical, emotional, and spiritual components of recovery -- this book is essential for individuals suffering from bipolar disorder, as well as their loved ones and helping professionals.
Answering questions about bipolar illness and how to live with it, this book addresses 187 recovery-related questions over the broad range of interest to the patient, family, and friend, and utilizes the same question-and-answer format heard in bipolar support groups. Subjects cover a wide spectrum, including: understanding the illness; treatment methods; medications; attitudes; acceptance; faith; living problems; relationships with friends, family, and psychiatrists; support groups; disability; hospitalization; and employment difficulties. The answers were obtained from a psychiatrist, a labor law attorney, and a hospital worker. A psychiatrist (Nelson) reviewed the answers to the questions and provided a response to each section of the book.
Customer Reviews:
Bipolar Disorder - Questions and Answers from a Support Group.......2007-01-01
Peer support groups are an important source of information, understanding, and support for people with bipolar disorder. All of the questions that were asked in one particular bipolar support group were written down, with answers, and published in this book. The author is a bipolar II patient and his answers have been reviewed by his psychiatrist. The questions cover a wider range of topics than is found in other handbooks for bipolar patients however the question and answer format limits the depth of each of the answers to typically a few paragraphs. The author's personal struggle with the disorder comes through clearly. However, the author's experience is with the bipolar II form of the disorder and I felt that aspects of the disorder unique to bipolar I were missing. The author's religious faith is interwoven with advice on coping with the disorder which I found irritating as I suspect will others who do not share the author's religious beliefs. Overall the book presents an unusual mix of personal experience and practical advice aimed at patients and those who support them.
A piece in the bipolar puzzle solution.......2003-03-19
I found this to be a pretty good book about bipolar disorder- practical, well written, and easy to use. The book is up against some heavyweights since it is a practical guide to living with the illness- Torrey's "Surviving Manic Depression" and Miklowitz's "Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide" are formidable, excellent books on this subject. I like to get my information from a variety of sources however, so I think this book is a worthy addition to any small library on bipolar disorder, even though it doesn't provide the level of detail or expertise that the other two books bring to the table. Nonetheless, I learned quite a bit from this book. Avery Z. Conner, author of "Fevers of the Mind".
This book is so true!.......2002-02-08
In this book, the author says that the right medication is the key to relief from symptoms of bipolar illness. His statement is completely true.
When others, like Elliot who wrote a review here, say that therapy is the key, THEY ARE WRONG! Elliot does not see that the illness is a biological one resulting in mood disturbances. If Elliot could rid himself of bipolar symptoms through therapy, he DID NOT HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER, but had symptoms from other origins.
This bipolar book has the answers and they are backed up by countless people who have a bipolar disorder. I say to Elliot and all people ignorant of the truth, get your facts straight and quit giving your misguided, twisted advice or experience.
Buy the book and avoid going down the desolate road that Elliot is on!
Medication Is NOT the "Key," and Is In Fact Dangerous!.......2002-01-01
As a person who has fully recovered from a diagnosis of "manic depression," or "bipolar disorder," I can say with certainty that "medication" is NOT the "key," as this book claims it is. You read that correctly, by the way---I recovered from a DIAGNOSIS of "manic depression," and everything that went along with it---the psychiatrists, the "concerned" family members, the drugs, the hospitalizations---all of it.
We are all individual human beings, and each of us has a particular outlook and way of behaving toward others and toward the world. If one's outlook and one's behaviors and responses toward others and toward the world are troublesome or dangerous to ourselves or to others, then one needs to be made aware of what is wrong, and one needs to be helped to change those things, not given a permanent drug prescription.
There are therapists who are skilled at giving such help, which can lead to recovery. Unfortunately, what happens far more often than not is that a psychiatrist sells one a permanent "diagnosis," along with the permanent drug, or drugs, that "matches" the diagnosis, and no further progress is ever made toward recovery.
Allow me to point out to the authors of "Bipolar Puzzle Solution" that lithium, the main drug used for manic depression, is positively toxic, and toxic overdoses, which can be fatal, regularly occur. I myself experienced such an episode. For two weeks I was semi-comatose in the hospital, and I remmember nothing about that period of time. After that episode, Tegratol was substituted for the lithium, and it had the side effect of permanently lowering my blood platelet count. Also, because regular anti-depressants did not help when I was depressed, I was given MAO Inhibitors. I found out later that over the long term, they can permanently alter brain chemistry, leaving one permanently dependent on them.
Drugs may have their place in the treatment of "manic depression" or "bipolar disorder," but they are not "the key." The key lies in getting into therapy with a therapist or counselor who can help one recognize and change one's troublesome behaviors.
For example, a psychiatrist I was seeing told me I had "a problem with rage," and that because that was "a part of my makeup," I would "always have a problem with rage." When I left that psychiatrist, and began seeing a "mere" and very gifted social worker, she lost no time in showing me that I ALWAYS had A CHOICE about whether or not to get into a rage, and she taught me that I am responsible for, and have control over, my feelings and actions.
Today I am no longer someone who lives in fear of my feelings, "moods" and actions. I no longer have to swallow drugs to "keep myself under control." I no longer need any psychiatrist to give me his opinion about my sanity. I am instead a free, well and responsible individual.
It took a lot of work and determination, but it was unquestionably worth it! "The key" is not medication; the key is learning about and changing one's behavior and one's outlook.
Caution-.......2001-09-15
There are two things that potential readers need to be aware of. First, that the author has been diagnosed as Bipolar II. There is a difference between I and II, so if you happen to be Bipolar I, do not expect to read about the extremes that you may experience. Second, this author comes from a Christian perspective. This is great if you happen to be a Christian; otherwise, you might find his references to God/He/Jesus rather annoying. I do have to note that the physician,Gerald Nelson, portrays a pleasing demeanor that makes reading his comments enjoyable. Therefore, if you are a Christian with Bipolar II, go for it. If you are not, borrow a copy before you buy one.
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Sex, privilege, corruption, and revenge--these are elements that we expect to find splashed across today's tabloid headlines. But in 17th century England, a sex scandal in which the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven was executed for crimes so horrible that "a Christian man ought scarce to name them" threatened the very foundations of aristocratic hierarchy. In A House in Gross Disorder, Cynthia Herrup presents a strikingly new interpretation both of the case itself and of the sexual and social anxieties it cast into such bold relief. Castlehaven was convicted of abetting the rape of his wife and of committing sodomy with his servants. More than that, he stood accused of inverting the natural order of his household by reveling in rather than restraining the intemperate passions of those he was expected to rule and protect. Herrup argues that because an orderly house was considered both an example and endorsement of aristocratic governance, the riotousness presided over by Castlehaven was the most damning evidence against him. Castlehaven himself argued that he was the victim of an impatient son, an unhappy wife, and courtiers greedy for his lands. Eschewing simple conclusions about guilt or innocence, Herrup focuses instead on the fascinating legal, social and political dynamics of the case and its subsequent retellings. In prose as riveting as the moral and legal dramas it depicts, A House in Gross Disorder reconsiders a scandal that still speaks to contemporary anxieties about sex, good governance, and the role of law in regulating both.
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Excellent.......2005-11-22
A nice and satisfying read. Herrup combined a truly impressive amount of primary sources, scattered over 10 different archives and libraries. Instead of drowning in the source material and the vast body of secondary literature, she offers a nice, crisp and concise 150+ page analysis.
All the raunchy details of the Castlehaven case are there, but the supposed escapades of the Second Earl of Castlehaven are not the prime focus of this book. Through the relatively restricted prism of a scandalous lawsuit, Herrup achieves in painting a surprisingly broad and kaleidoscopical image of civil society in the mid-17th-century Britain. She skillfully treat themes such as the relations between men and wives, the official and actual perceptions of catholics and Irish, the delicate position of King Charles I and the strife at the royal court between old nobility and the recently ennobled.
Herrup carefully avoids any references to the marquis De Sade. It's easy to see why. Inclusion of De Sade would probably have broadened the scope of the book too much: times, country and circumstances were so much different. But still, it's seducing to compare the two. Sade was given a death sentence in 1772, just as Castlehaven 141 years earlier. Both men did not repent, both their wives were of questionable reputation. And the accusations against Earl Mervin could have directly inspired parts of Sade's Philosophy In The Boudoir.
Great story, well-told.......2001-01-31
I loved this book. The story is unbelievable, and Cynthia Herrup does a great job of explaining all its ins-and-outs (no pun intended). If you want a novel, this ain't it. But if you want a great history book, this is for you. Me? I'm giving it to all my friends . . . and maybe my mom too!
A fascinating story made deadly dull.......2000-11-20
The story of the Earl of Castlehaven is almost too amazing to be believed--not only for the actions of the Earl himself, but also for his trial and what *it* said about English society of the time. In addition, the light that the trial sheds on that time's notions of sexuality, "family," and politics is astounding. But somehow, someway, Cynthia Herrup manages to make it all deadly dull. Reading the book was an exercise in tedium--Herrup's prose is strictly academic and she's given to long paragraphs in which she says precisely nothing.
There are many fascinating books on the subject of sexuality, politics, and family during this period of English history. This isn't one of them.
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In September, 1969, as the U.S. commitment to the Vietnam War intensified, the Chicago Conspiracy Trial began. Eight men (including Tom Hayden, Bobby Seale, Dave Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Abbie Hoffman, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Jerry Rubin) were charged with "conspiracy," and with individually crossing state lines and making speeches with intent to "incite, organize, promote, and encourage" antiwar riots in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Pitted against them was Judge Julius Jennings Hoffman, an aged yet lively judge who used arbitrary methods to sway the jury to the side of the prosecution, aided by the full power of the U.S. Justice Department. Over the next five months the trial commanded the attention of a divided nation. Bobby Seale was held bound and gagged in the courtroom, and federal marshals fought with spectators and defendants. Finally, on February 18, 1970, the jury found five of the Chicago Seven (as they had been known since the judge severed Bobby Seale from the case) guilty. Campuses across the country burst into riots.
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial is a dramatic explication of that trial as well as the events surrounding it. The author, John Schultz, witnessed the trial, and was the only investigator to obtain the story of how Judge Hoffman successfully intimidated the jury. Schultz shows how the trial was a massive attempt to reshape the political turmoil of the time: the trial's impact, measured in terms of fear and intimidation, can still be felt today. This vivid, engrossing drama will help ensure that the trial will neither be forgotten nor repeated.
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial is a revised and updated version of John Schultz's original reportage and investigative work, Motion Will Be Denied. The story develops the trial strategies of prosecution and defense and what happened in the actual drama of the courtroom, with high conflict chapters devoted to Bobby Seale's Sixth Amendment struggle that led to his severance from the case, the cross examination of "the clown prince of the left" Abbie Hoffman, the intimidation of the jurors, the contempt issues, and the protest that erupted in the courtroom with the jailing of defendant David Dellinger, among others.
John Schultz was present for the trial proceedings from beginning to end. There is an extensive Afterword by the author dealing with the appeals and the important legal, constitutional, and political aspects of this trial of the century. The investigative work includes startling interviews with jurors, FBI reports obtained through Freedom of Information requests, and interviews with defendants, Judge Hoffman's law clerk, constitutional law professors Jon Waltz, Harry Kalven, and Arthur Kinoy (also head of the defense on appeal), and attorneys on both sides, including William Kunstier, Leonard Weinglass, Morton Stavis, Thomas Sullivan, and prosecutor on appeals Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Cole.
The publication of the jury story in Evergreen Review in 1970 caused an unprecedented hearing to be convened in which jurors and U.S. Marshals and other participants gave revealing testimony, the transcript of which was sent to the appeals judges, providing them the major breakthrough in one of the most spectacular political trials, of the century.
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