Great line! I’ve seen it before, does anybody have a source? Maybe court records?
I have seen it before, but no sources. Here’s a link from all the way back in 2000, of someone asking on the snopes forums if these jokes are for real
http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=83;t=000024;p=0
I know some snappy coroner’s answers are included in Richard Lederer’s Anguished English.
This one sounds familiar, although I may be thinking of this one:
Q: How many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A: All the autopsies I’ve performed have been on dead people.
http://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/fun/digest/trial-questions
I believe these are about as genuine as the aircraft mechanic and air traffic control ones are.
One of my favorites from years ago:
“There was a semen stain at the crime scene.”
“Was it male semen?”
If we’re talking funny legal answers, I suggest watching this reenactment of actual events. And loweringthebar.net in general.
See also:
Lowering the Bar (occasionally featured on BB) has more of this kind of courtroom humour.
Edit: woops, ninja’d by anneymarie 
Nice links. This quote grabbed my attention:
Rothstein: No, no, it’s not that. I didn’t want to draw attention. You don’t want to have marijuana dealing from the middle of your law office because I was running a giant Ponzi scheme out of there.
god dammit.
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