Provocative thoughts

[thepennyking]

When asked during a pre trial deposition if the defendant would tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, the defendant responded with, "I don't know!" at which point the plaintiff's counsel insinuated that the defendant was refusing to take an oath to tell the truth.

The defendant responded with the statement that she was in fact willing to take the oath but "didn't know what the truth was anymore and therefore had truthfully answered the question".

Under objection the plaintiff's counsel then asked the judge to compel the defendant to take the oath whereafter the defendant responded with "yes, to the best of my ability" to the question.

Thereupon the judge was once again called in and asked the plaintiff's attorney what was going on. After much deliberation, the judge accepted the answer "yes, to the best of my ability" and ordered the deposition to proceed.

After the deposition was over, the defendant asked the court reporter this question off the record: "If I told you I was a compulsive liar would I be telling the truth?"

Will the testimony of the defendant be valid in any court of law?

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