"Shortly before a Toronto jury left the courtroom to start deliberations at Prinze Wilson’s cocaine-trafficking trial last spring, Madam Justice Faye McWatt of the Ontario Superior Court stressed the need to respect his presumption of innocence.

'It is only defeated if, and when, Crown counsel has satisfied you beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Guilty - I'm sorry, that Mr. Wilson - is guilty of the crime charged,' Judge McWatt said."
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Anyone else have some good examples of slips of the tongue or diarrhea of the mouth in court?

Counsel for a respondent parent in a CPS case said the other day, "We have no case, your honor," when she meant that they had no additional evidence to present.

But let's just say I'll never explain Trejo v. State ever again.

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Originally posted by AndreaW:
... or diarrhea of the mouth ...

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I think the term you are looking for is "logorrhea"

New word of the day for me, thanks!

Usually is accompained by constipation of the brain...... at least in my case.....