You may, but keep it quick, I have five minutes until Judge Judy comes on, and I’m going to have to watch that if we want the second half of this trial to go smoothly.
Your Honor, I highly advise that you not run this trial like we’re in Judge Judy.
Fine, fine, I’ll just watch that new episode of Night Court.
Night Court hasn’t been on for two decades, your Honor.
A rerun. I’ll watch a rerun. Jesus, you’d think this guy was cross-examining me.
Do you always watch judge shows during recesses?
I also eat lunch and call my wife.
Your Honor, have you seen a movie called My Cousin Vinny?
Sustained.
You remember that scene where Vinny gets his nephew off of that murder charge?
If it occurred in a courtroom in a movie, I remember it. This better be getting somewhere.
Let’s run the trial like that.
That sounds like a — wait a second. I know what you’re doing. You’re trying to get the de–, defender–
Defendant.
You’re trying to get the defendant off from murder.
Well my client is on trial for tax evasion and money laundering, but yes, that’s the idea.
This would be highly inappropriate in almost all of the movies I’ve seen.
Yes, but if we ended the case now, you’d have a chance to watch more movies where there is a possibility that this isn’t inappropriate.
