[nagdu] Re The Canine Sigh

[Linda Gwizdak]

Hey, Elizabeth, I sure enjoyed that story in the courtroom!  Good thing the 
judge had a sense of humor! LOL!!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Rene" <emrene at earthlink.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 2:27 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Re The Canine Sigh


> You're right about those vocalizations!
>
> I'd forgotten   about the canine moo.
>
> "The guide dogs are lowing, the baby awakes ... "
>
> Let me tell you about a famous Labrador yawn.
>
> My Fiesta went to court with me every day as an Assistant Prosecuting 
> Attorney in Seattle, as I neared the end of my stint as a criminal trial 
> lawyer.  On one of my last days in Municipal Court, I had been trying a 
> much too lengthy DWI case.  The public defender had been going on ad 
> nausium to discredit my blood gas chromatography evidence of intoxication, 
> and had finally launched into an endless closing argument to reinforce his 
> point. Suddenly, though discreetly lying under my counsel table, Fiesta 
> opened her mouth as wide as she could and let loose with a long, loud 
> yawn.  The courtroom exploded into raucous laughter.  The PD jumped up and 
> shouted, "I object, I object!"  The judged banged his gavel and growled, 
> "On what ground, Counselor?"  When it was my turn for rebuttal, I 
> approached the jury, without Fiesta as usual, and said, "Ladies and 
> gentlemen, you've heard the evidence and the Court's instructions.  Now 
> render a just verdict." Then I sat down.  Fifteen minutes after being 
> excused, the jury came back and found the defendant guilty.  There was no 
> appeal.
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
>
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