The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series)

The Court vs. Doc Holliday (1960)

Douglas Fowley: Dr. John H. Holliday

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• Judge Spicer : You are appearing as your own council. Do you have an opening statement?

  Doc Holliday : I most certainly do. I move that the court declare a mistrial.

  Judge Spicer : On what grounds, sir?

  Doc Holliday : The law provides that a man charged with a crime be tried by a jury of his peers.

  Judge Spicer : That is correct.

  Doc Holliday : Are these men my peers? I know each and every one of them. And I say this to the court: that they are swine, incapable of weighing the law or the evidence. In fact, your honor, I doubt if half this jury could weigh ten pounds of hominy grits without tampering with the scales

  [laughter in court] 

  Judge Spicer : That will do sir! Your opinion of the jury is irrelevant and immaterial, Dr. Holliday. You have failed to challenge one venireman.

  Doc Holliday : All donkeys look alike to me, your honor

  [laughter in court] 

  Doc Holliday : And speaking of donkeys, I should like to refresh the court's memory of what Peter the Great said about lawyers.

  Judge Spicer : The court is not interested.

  Doc Holliday : The judge is supposed to be a lawyer, and he should be interested

  [laughter in court] 

  Judge Spicer : That's enough! Any further disturbance and I will clear the court.

  Doc Holliday : When Peter the Great was visiting London, he said 'I have but two lawyers in my kingdom, and I mean to hang one of them when I get home.'

• Judge Spicer : Dr. Holliday, the jury has found you guilty of grand theft. There has been no recommendation for mercy. However, the court is willing to hear medical testimony as to your physical condition, if you chose to present it.

  Doc Holliday : My physical condition is excellent. And my spiritual condition is better than any legal blatherskite in this country. Including you, sir.