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There was polite laughter in the courtroom. Bosch noticed that the attorneys -- prosecution and defense -- dutifully joined in, a couple of them overdoing it. It had been his experience that while in open court a judge could not possibly tell a joke that the lawyers did not laugh at.

There was polite laughter in the courtroom. Bosch noticed that the attorneys -- prosecution and defense -- dutifully joined in, a couple of them overdoing it. It had been his experience that while in open court a judge could not possibly tell a joke that the lawyers did not laugh at.

Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern

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Michael Connelly
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Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Michael Connelly, based on documented activity in 1992. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313193 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313193 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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