April 1994 - Some People Don't Think So

From Justice Ron Chapman of Dallas (Fifth District Court of Appeals), this excerpt from closing arguments in a burglary trial before Judge Larry Baraka of Dallas (Criminal Court No. 2):

Prosecutor (in closing argument): I close with this, I am reminded of that Elvis Presley song when it talks about ... Santa Claus is coming to town. ...

Def. Attorney: Objection, just stop right there. Judge, I don't know anything that would permit the injection of Elvis Presley into this trial. He is dead. Let him stay dead.

Prosecutor: Common experience, Judge, common experience. He's got no ...

Judge Baraka: I don't know what to do. I will overrule this. I want to hear this.

Def. Attorney: No, tell him to stop. He is dead. Tell him to leave Elvis alone, he is dead.

Judge Baraka (wisley): Okay.
- posted by texasbar @ 7/06/2006