Lawyer:
Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

Doctor:
A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.

Lawyer:
Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?

Doctor:
A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him.

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Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for blood pressure?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for breathing?
A: No.
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
A: No.
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere