Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From John T. McCully of Dallas, this excerpt from the examination of a police officer in a DWI case:

Q. At the time the defendant stepped out of the car ... did you have any idea that this may be a driving while intoxication investigation?

A. No. I thought it was just an accident.

Q. At what point did you make that determination that you may have a driving while intoxication investigation?

A. It took him, you know, a full minute to get his driver's license out of his wallet. And plus at the same time, I smelled a strong odor of alcoholic beverage.

Q. After you smelled the alcohol and the driver's license, what did you do then, officer?

Full post as published by Say What! on May 28, 2009 (boomark / email).