Quotes
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[in court]
Joe McDoakes : ...not guilty.
Judge : I beg your pardon?
Joe McDoakes : I said I'm not guilty, your honor.
Judge : You realize that by pleading guilty and paying two dollars, the case will be dismissed?
Joe McDoakes : I don't want it dismissed. I'm not guilty. What kind of a city is this anyhow? You got signals that go up and down and up and down and up and down.
Judge : Do you waive a trial by jury?
Joe McDoakes : I waive nothing. I want the best jury in the country. I wouldn't trust my fate in the hands of any one servant of this this corrupted city.
Judge : All right. Jury trial, date to be set. Defendant pleads not guilty. You're free to go now, Mr. McDoakes.
Joe McDoakes : Darn right I am.
Judge : Except for one thing.
Judge : What?
Judge : The fine for contempt of court is fifty dollars.
Joe McDoakes : [shouts] Fifty dollars?
Judge : Seventy-five.
Joe McDoakes : [shouts] For what?
Judge : One hundred. Step over to the bailiff.