Our funny incident of the day in criminal court occurred when the judge called "Maurice Moore" to come up for his initial arraignment. This young man came up to the defense table, and when the judge asked him if he intended to proceed with or without an attorney on the charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, the guy's eyes got very wide, and he said, "Your honor, I'm not here on that charge."
The judge said, "Are you Maurice Eugene Moore?"
The young man said, "No, I'm Maurice Antwan Moore."
Suddenly, I heard this man on the front row snore, raise his head sleepily and say, "Did you say Maurice Eugene Moore?"
The judge said, "Yes."
The front row guy said, "That's me," as he stumbled to the defense table.
"Whew!" exhaled Maurice Antwan Moore as he returned to his seat back in the courtroom.
Everyone laughed. What are the odds that a courtroom would have two Maurice Moores (and that one of them would be asleep on the front row when his name was called)?
