Atty: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? Witness: No. A: Did you check for blood pressure? W: No. A: Did you check for breathing? W: No. A: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? W: No.
A: How can you be so sure, Doctor? W: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. A: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? W: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law. -Disorder in the Courts