Lawyer Trying To Prove His Clients Innocence Backfires   
       
   A fellow's wife went missing and being that everyone knew that he and his wife   
   were in a big fight, he was accused of murdering her and disposing of the   
   body. When witness after witness came to the stand testifying to all sorts of   
   horrible threats that the accused threatened his wife and things were looking   
   quite grim for the accused when the man's lawyer got up and said:   
       
   "Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I have something quite exciting to tell   
   you, if you would all please direct your attention toward the door behind me.   
   On my left you will see the supposedly dead woman walk in on her own two feet."   
       
   There was a loud murmuring in the courtroom as all eyes turned toward the   
   door. "Ladies and Gentleman," said the lawyer after a few seconds of anxious   
   waiting, "to be honest with you, nobody is going to be walking through the   
   door. However, from the fact that your eyes all turned toward the door it is   
   quite obvious that you are not sure beyond the shadow of a doubt about my   
   client's guilt."   
       
   To the lawyer's great surprise, the jury decided that the man was guilty.   
       
   "But how could you say that he is guilty?  Didn't I prove it to you?"   
   questioned the lawyer.   
       
   "It is true that we all turned toward the door," one old lady explained, "but   
   there was person who didn't."   
       
   "Who's that?" questioned the indignant lawyer.   
       
   "Your client," came the reply.   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.99   
    * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LoUiSiAna (1:3828/7)