I’ve heard
witnesses make statements absurd
And I’ve heard
lawyers say things you could not believe
Whether viva voce
or written in words
I’ve heard
counsel ask coppers of things they’ve not done
And things they've not spied at the scene
“That blood on
the ground, that you saw with your eyes”
“Was there more blood
that could not be seen”
“After the crash,
how fast was he driving”
“How did he look
before you saw his face first”
Some of the questions
defy even the most stupid
I have trouble
knowing which one is worst
“Your dead
friend, did you meet him before he had died”
“Well I must
have, it could not have been after”
There are so many
lines where just a word out of place
Has your jury howling
with laughter
“When the caller
he called you, who else was there”
“The man in the
dock, was it him you arrested”
“And that radar
gun you were using, how’d you know it would work”
“Cause every damn
morning I test it”
Be very careful
of all the questions you ask
Cross-examination
is a task taken with care
Ill thought out
questions invite answers that hurt
Don’t be dropping
your head in despair
No-one is
perfect, but some are quite close
Preparation is
the key to your task
And if you don’t know,
there's just one thing to do
Find somebody
smarter and ask
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