In a murder trial

In a murder trial…

In a murder trial, the defense attorney was cross-examining
the coroner:

Attorney: Before you signed the death certificate, had you
taken the pulse?

Coroner: No.

Attorney: Did you listen to the heart?

Coroner: No.

Attorney: Did you check for breathing?

Coroner: No.

Attorney: So, when you signed the death certificate, you
weren’t sure the man was dead, were you?
Coroner: Well, let me put it this way. The man’s brain was
sitting in a jar on my desk. But I guess it’s possible he could
be out there practicing law somewhere.