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Overheard in court today:

["Victim" testifies that she was out riding her bike during an ice storm in December when she suddenly saw headlights, heading straight for her.  She blacked out, and the next thing she remembers, she's on the ground with her bicycle on top of her. She has trouble getting up, due to "all that extra weight" from being three weeks pregnant--although she says she did not yet know she was pregnant."]

Question, by defense counsel: You’ve filed false police reports before, haven’t you?
DA, indignantly: OBJECTION!
[Brief sidebar conference]
THE COURT: Objection overruled.
Q: You’ve filed false police reports before, haven’t you?
A: That’s been reported
Q: In fact you’ve admitted to it.
A: Yes.
Q: In this very court!
A: Um.  This court? Oh, yes
Q: Under oath
DA: OBJECTION!
THE COURT: Sustained
Q: Well, do you know that it’s against the law to lie to police?
DA: OBJECTION!!!
THE COURT: SUSTAINED!!!

Those of you who watch Law and Order may think this is an every-day thing.  I assure you it is not.  It is a rare moment of joy to actually see a witness (who is clearly lying about the present case) sit in the chair and tell the jury that she files false police reports.  Wow.