If you haven’t already found it, check out the Instagram account @OverheardCourthouse. Wonderful entries and some real gems there! (Via Heidi Lou Who@HKP2012)<\/p>\n
(judge reviewing an arrest form charging 1 count of murder)<\/p>\n
Judge: “I find probable cause. State, are you asking for a stay away order?”<\/p>\n
State: [“]Judge, it’s a murder.”<\/p>\n
Public Defender: “Yes. The victim is dead.”<\/p>\n
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(Animal cruelty case involving racehorses)<\/p>\n
Judge: “Is there an offer for the defendant?”<\/p>\n
Prosecutor: “No offer pending victim approval.”<\/p>\n
Judge: “[W]ith the HORSE?!”<\/p>\n
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Public Defender: [“]Pursuant to an agreement with the state, my client pleads guilty.[“]<\/p>\n
Victim: [“] Wait [,] wait [,] that’s not him. [“]<\/p>\n
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[Some edits from us, for consistency.]<\/p>\n
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