Wednesday, January 10, 2007

3L uses federal rules of evidence against wife

Robert Marley, The Stool

After returning home late Friday night, Rick Menderson was confronted by his angry wife, Kate, as he entered his Woodbury home. After asking where he had been, Rick replied that he had been studying. When Kate indicated that she had heard from a classmate of Rick’s that he had actually been at Billy’s for the evening, Rick turned to the Federal Rules of Evidence.

"It was clearly hearsay," stated Rick, "and was inadmissible. I didn't
find any sort of exception in my rulebook, either." According to Rick,
this tactic did not impress Kate, and he ended up retreating to the
bathroom, masturbating, then spending the night on the sofa.