February 24, 2009, 13:52
Lori J. KasparMitigating circumstances- a broken picker?
This is actual testimony from the punishment phase of a felony drug possession trial:
Q When you say he has problems, what kind of
problems do you see, Randy? How -- how is [defendant's] life different, say, as opposed to yours?
A The depression, the -- the mental state that he -- he gets in.
Q Do you see it? Does it make sense in some
way to you?
A Well, I mean it just -- he -- he has -- he
gets -- the way I that understand it, that he does, he -- a problem creates and he -- he can't --
it's like his picker's broke. He can't pick the right choice or -- or do the right thing, he just can't -- he can't make an -- an opinion or he can't choose sometimes. I mean, you know, if you set a can of green beans out here and another can of green beans out here and you tell him to pick one, he couldn't do it.
February 24, 2009, 14:17
A.P. MerillatA medical term, used to describe certain fractures: "(fill in your favorite hillbilly's name here) can't play 'Dueling Banjos' tonight, 'cause he's got a broken picker."
February 24, 2009, 16:01
JohnWThank the Lord for spell-checker.
February 24, 2009, 17:04
Lori J. KasparMore testimony from the brother
He's -- he's pretty much turned his life around, and I know
he's passed every urinalysis they've throwed at him, and he -- he seemed to be doing good at this point.