HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL... - One afternoon the Feds came and arrested mafioso Pasquale (Patty Pots-n-Pans) Panarelli on a variety of racketeering charges.
He refused to cop out to any of the charges. So, after many months of court motions and delays, prosecutors finally brought his case to trial.
But, less than two hours into trial testimony, Patty pled guilty.
The Judge, clearly angry by this time, demanded to know, "Why didn't you just plead guilty at the very beginning of this case and save the court's time and money?
"Well, Judge" the mafioso responded, "ya see, until I heard all the evidence against me, I thought maybe I was innocent."
