Choosing a donkey as a defence witness in the neighbour dispute could be classed as a tad foolish, but for lawyer Gregory Shamoun, it was a way of proving his innocence.
Neighbour John Cantrell had complained that the donkey in question was brought by Mr Shamoun to annoy him; continuously making loud noises and leaving big piles of manure outside his door.
To defend himself, Mr Shamoun brought the donkey into court, presumably aiming to show how quiet the donkey could be rather than actually making the donkey speak, with carrots or maybe even a pat on the head.
The ploy worked and the dispute was settled out of court, maybe with the prosecution realising that cross-examining a donkey as a witness may be a little problematic.