A Few More About Lawyers . . . .
"Nasty looking crew you got to handle out there this morning, judge," said the baliff. "Where did the cops find all those crooks?" His Honor replied, "Harrison, the crooks won't be here for another fifteen minutes. Those are the lawyers."
McPherson, a dishonest lawyer, bribed a woman on his client's jury to hold out for a charge of manslaughter, as opposed to the charge of murder which was brought by the state...
The jury was out for several days before they returned with the manslaughter verdict.
When McPherson paid the corrupt juror, he asked her if she had a very difficult time convincing the other jurors to see things her way.
"Yeah, it was tough there for a while..." the she replied, "the other eleven wanted to acquit."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
