Please be seated. Hello, Your Honor. Hello. This is the case of<i>
Robinson v. Smith.</i> Thank you, Jerome.
Good day, everyone. AUDIENCE: Good day. Ms. Robinson, you claim
you are a 100% certain that your boyfriend,
Mr. Smith, is the father of
your two-month-old twins, Khaleel and Khaziah. You say you are
tired of his constant
cheating accusations and hope today's results
will help save your family. Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Smith, you say... Your paternity doubt
is destroying your relationship
with the plaintiff and when today's results
prove you are not
the twins' father, you are done with
the relationship for good.
Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. So, Ms. Robinson,
what is the current status
of your relationship? I've been with Larry
for two and a half years. I gave him
three beautiful children. For him to come
and stand in here
and tell me that he gonna deny my children, is ruining my relationship. So, right now the
relationship is in turmoil
because he has these doubts. Yes. What's happening
in the relationship? He accused me of sleeping
with everybody and their mama. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) Seriously. Have you been accusing her
of sleeping with everybody? No. No, Your Honor. I don't accuse her
of sleeping with everybody
and their mama. It's only certain people
I accuse her of sleeping with. Okay, and who
are those people? What's going on
in the relationship? Well, one situation,
Your Honor, there's a neighbor upstairs. Um, she came and got me
from work one day, I hop out. He confronted me
about a parking spot. So, that was the first occasion
that, you know, I had
a doubt in my mind... JUDGE LAKE:
Wait, he confronted you
about a parking spot, so, you looked at her and said,
"You're sleeping with him." No. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) Yes. Yes. Yes. JUDGE LAKE:
I don't understand. No, it's not...
That's not the situation. Yes. 'Cause after that happened,
Your Honor, after we got into it
or whatever
and it was so petty, a week or so later, there was a letter
in the mail saying that, "You need to be
treated like a queen,
I like the way you moan," coming from this
neighbor upstairs. So... (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) Wait, hold on, hold on.
I don't even know that... I don't even know this man. So, you've actually submitted
this letter to the court. SMITH: Yes, I have. And the letter said, "Hey, beautiful,
I like the way you moan. "You deserve to be
treated like a queen." And it had his name
and phone number. Yes, Your Honor.
How do he know
how she moans? I mean what's going on
with that situation? We stay in a family flat. What are you talking about? These walls
are paper thin, okay? Maybe this guy
could hear you all
having sex in your house because it's a two-family flat
or they're right there. That's exactly what happened. It's like,
it's too much. Like he be... She be
leaving the doors open. (CLICKS TONGUE) You stop lying. Like the side door... The side door and
the back door be open. So, you think that
she's putting on a show, moaning extra loud
and showing off
for this neighbor. Just for the neighbor,
you know? (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) So, you're admittedly
a screamer. (LAUGHING) You're loud. Yes. Yes. I can be loud. Okay, so, but I'm saying
you're not doing it
on purpose. No, I'm not doing it
on purpose. That's just the way you
enjoy your sexual experience. If he don't want me
to be loud, then he can... He's got to
tone it down a little bit. 'Cause it's good, you know? I don't know whether you
should be paranoid or proud.
I don't know. (ROBINSON LAUGHS) Proud.
He should be proud. Okay. He should be. SMITH: It's not... No. Is this the only man you think she's
potentially sleeping with? No. Almost my brother,
my friend... Like, he come over there
unannounced, all the time,
popping up all the time. ROBINSON: You is...
Now, hold on, you is lying. I don't even know... He came to the house one time
looking for you and that's it. No. No. He came over multiple times
without me even knowing. I'm like, word, why? Oh, Lord. You're gonna sit here
and lie like that in court? No, sir. No. Seriously? So, wait a minute.
Let him testify as to
what he believes. So, you have a friend that's
kind of like your brother. Yes, like my brother. And he came over
and they were flirting,
you said? They always...
They flirt in my face. ROBINSON: No. In my face.
They flirt in my face. I have never flirted
with this man. I barely even know him. Laughing, giggling. He don't even want me
to be around his friends. Talking too much. Because he's so insecure. I'll be feeling
uncomfortable sometimes. I'd be happy to
tell it to him, like,
man, what's up, bro? Say, like, if you're
walking with people, she doesn't walk with me,
she walking with him. Oh, my God. There's been
certain situations, like, I'm trying to figure out
what's going on. Oh, my God. And so, did you confront
your friend about it? I've been confronting him
for about a week,
talked about it. And what'd he say? He denied it as always. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) Ms. Robinson... Are you flirting
with the friend? No. I've probably seen his friend
a few times. Children look just like him. And we hung one time. They've got the same eyes,
the same hairline. ROBINSON: With Larry. He is so paranoid
and insecure, he probably thinks
I'm sleeping with the audience
or something, I don't know. Listen, I'm more concerned
about the fact that you are consistently
accusing Ms. Robinson of having sex with people
outside of your relationship. <i> But I need to know
what the proof is.</i> Have you caught her? SMITH: I have proof,
I have major proof. He don't have no proof. The major proof is
I was incarcerated. From the 20th of July
to the 3rd. When I got out,
we had sex one time. A week or so later, she tells me
she's two weeks pregnant. So, your real issue is
the timeline. The timeline. And the window of conception. Yes, ma'am. And you submitted
a calendar to the court. Yes. Let's review this calendar. So... You went to jail. Yes, Your Honor. Over some parking tickets? Yes, Your Honor. All right. <i>You were released on the 3rd,</i> <i> and then one week later,
on the 10th,</i> <i>she said she was
two weeks pregnant.</i> <i> Yes.</i> So, if you count back
two weeks, that was during the time
that you... Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. ...were in jail
for the parking ticket. Yes, and that's why
I have doubt. So, in your mind, during this window of time, she was with somebody else. SMITH: Yes. Your Honor,
I didn't even conceive
on them days. Other than that,
I don't even know
what he's talking about. But how did you have
sex with him on the 3rd, and then on the 10th
be two weeks pregnant? SMITH: He is a liar. I found out I was pregnant
September 10th. And I was about
four weeks pregnant. So... I don't know what
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the notification bell. Was Mr. Smith at
the birth with you? ROBINSON: No. When I went to the hospital,
he had left to get some food. And when he went
to go get some food,
I end up... The babies end up coming. He missed it
but he was up there and then he came
to see my babies. He then go out into the hallway
to tell my mama my babies look like
somebody else. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) SMITH: They did. Neither one
of them looked like me. <i>They don't got no features
like me at all.</i> <i> They do look like you!</i> JUDGE LAKE:<i> You refused
to sign the birth certificate
or you signed it?</i> I didn't sign anything. I told her I wasn't signing
no birth certificate until
I know these kids are mine. She gonna tell me
that our oldest daughter
that I love dearly, she gonna tell me
that if you don't sign
these birth certificates, you might as well take
your birth name off her
birth certificate and get out of her life. I never said that.
I told him... What I told him was... My own daughter,
my own child. I said... So, I signed
the birth certificates on the fact,
on the stand that she gonna take my daughter
out of my life. My God. You feel like you signed
the birth certificate
out of duress because you felt like
she was going to take your oldest daughter
out of your life. Yes. ROBINSON: He's a liar. I love my daughter
with all of my heart. ROBINSON: Is you gonna
sit here and lie? Mr. Smith? You signed the
birth certificate
but you really didn't feel like you are the biological father? That's correct. And you know
that's not a thing to do? Yeah. Because now, in that moment,
you become the legal father,
it's done. Yeah, I know that's what
the lady said, <i> That, um, the lady
gonna tell me that,</i> <i> you know, you bonded
to the kids,
now these are your kids.</i> <i> You have no other choices
in the matter once you sign
the birth certificates.</i> JUDGE LAKE:<i> Right.</i> <i> That's another reason
I'm like, "Oh, my God."</i> JUDGE LAKE:<i> And that's
the other reason why you...</i> That's why... Hold on. Hold on. Now, you'll might try to
out talk each other but
you're not gonna over talk me. Just let me get a word out. (EXHALES) I wanna understand
if these children are not
your biological children, you want your name removed
from that birth certificate. SMITH: Yes. Yes, I feel like she
forced my name on it anyway,
in the first place. So, when it comes to prove
that they're not mine... And how you figure that? ...she's gonna have to
pay for that. So, Ms. Robinson. Do you admit
you forced him to sign? Yes, I did. All right. Yeah, so, I... You had it in your mind? Yes. I told him that we was going
to the doctor, you know? So, when we got there, I took him to the
birth certificate place, and then it was the last day. We went up there
and he signed them. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) And so, Mr. Smith, you are now the legal father
of the twins. Yes, Your Honor. Whether or not
you're the biological father,
you're the legal father. Yes. And you still believe though that these children could be
your best friend's? They look just like him. So, when you look at the babies
you see your best friend
and not you. Look at that,
you don't see the resemblance? ROBINSON: (LAUGHS)<i>
Okay, they do.</i> <i> Same eyebrows, same eyes.</i> <i>Okay, they look alike.</i> <i> You'll see this?</i> ROBINSON:
But that's not his baby. I have not even
slept with this man. They were flirtatious
towards each other,
he's popping up at my house. Oh, my God. Different hours of the time
while I'm at work, come on now. Wait, you say the friend's
coming over to your house
while you're at work? Multiple times. All right. ROBINSON:
Your friend came one time. JUDGE LAKE:
All right, hold on. 'Cause I think it's time
that we hear from
that best friend. Jerome, please escort
Mr. Fuller into the courtroom. (APPLAUSE) All right, man. Mr. Fuller,
thank you for joining us. (SIGHS) You all right? (ALL LAUGH) I'm good. You look nervous. You see the pic.
I don't know... I don't know
how that's possible but... ROBINSON: Exactly. Well, the truth is we know
how it could be possible. And what we need to know is... Have you had a relationship
with Ms. Robinson? Have you been showing up
over that house while
Mr. Smith was at work? All right, first off,
it was one time. ROBINSON: Thank you. And that's because I... When I get off work, I wanna go party. If he don't pick up
his phone, most of the times, so I... Pull up over there. And we know it
only takes one time... (LAUGHTER) ...to have a baby,
in this courtroom. FULLER: His insecurity is
starting to get annoying. 'Cause I can't even be
left alone with her. Like, if he go to the store,
I go to the store. I can't play cards with her. I can't do nothing. Y'all too flirtatious,
they too flirtatious. I just... First off... Me and Mr. Fuller... No, no, no. We have a... We only... He trying to say... We only kicked it
one time with him. Trying to say he's innocent. With him. They too much with each other,
they do too much. They be too close
with each other,
I don't even like that. The way they talk
with each other... JUDGE LAKE: Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. (GAVEL STRIKES) Let's get some order. Mr. Smith has testified
that you all, you and Ms. Robinson flirt. Do you flirt? (BOTH LAUGHING) You know, you ain't gotta
get her much. (CHUCKLES)
You don't. A man can come to the street
and ask her for directions, he coming out
the house clown. Clowning. Clowning. (LAUGHS) Oh, no, sir. So, Mr. Fuller, are you sleeping
with Ms. Robinson? I have never had relationships
with that woman. <i>Not one time?</i> <i> Not one.</i> ROBINSON:<i> Not one time.</i> FULLER:<i>
I have an incident also.</i> Me and her playing cards.
And... He come out the blue, like,
"Why you playing cards
with her? Whoa!" Are you playing footsies
under the table? ROBINSON: No. Oh, my God. Such and such. Yes, you did.
What are you talking about? And he goes
and grabs the baby, bring him over
and put him up to my face,
like, "See?" (CHUCKLES)
You know? Like... "He look just like him." He holds... SMITH: They look just like him. ROBINSON: Yes, he held
my son up to him. JUDGE LAKE: Wait a minute. You hold the baby up
to Mr. Fuller's face? Yes, I did that, Your Honor. Because y'all were
playing cards? 'Cause we was playing cards. ROBINSON: Yeah,
'cause we was playing footsies. Oh, we was also
playing "footsies". I love him,
I wanna be with him. I don't have to go
and be with nobody else.
I... I been done
with these accusations and him being insecure
for two and a half years. That is a long time to be
still trying to work
with somebody. I'm working with him
at this point. Do you hope the children
are yours, Mr. Smith? I mean, I love them,
I've been connected to them, I've been around everyday
since they were born, so... Yeah. ROBINSON: We live together. I hope they're mine. We just moved into
a new house because he said I was
sleeping with the man upstairs. And now we're in this house,
living in this house probably
about a week and a half. And he already tells me
I'm sleeping with somebody. You serious, Mr. Smith? He's serious as hell, okay? (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) That's what I was thinking
but I said... (ALL LAUGHING) You serious but
that's pretty much it. ROBINSON: I'm sorry. I'm gonna get these results,
but before I do, Ms. Robinson, we have heard a lot. (ROBINSON CHUCKLES) You have been accused of
everything under the sun. Under. And the moon. Yes. Yes. Yes. And the stars. Is there anything you
have to say to Mr. Smith before I read these results? No, I'm a 100% sure. Is there something
he needs to know? Not at all. No. You need to tell him?
Confess? (SIGHS) If this... I don't have to confess
to anything, actually... And once you find out
these your babies and you continue
with all these insecurities. I can't do this no more. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) I'm gonna leave him
because this is too much. Jerome, let's get the results. (APPLAUSE) These results were prepared
by DNA Diagnostics
and they read as follows. In the case of<i>
Robinson v. Smith...</i> When it comes to
two-month old twins
Khaleel and Khaziah Smith, it has been determined
by this court, Mr. Smith... You... Are the father. ROBINSON: Hey! (APPLAUSE) (VOICE BREAKING)
I apologize. AUDIENCE: Aw! What are you feeling
in this moment, Mr. Smith? (EXHALES) I've been going through
a lot of stress, you know. (SIGHS) I'm feeling like,
I'm just feeling relieved. I've been going through
a lot of stress and a lot of... I'm just glad that
these are my babies
and we can get this over with. And I apologize to you
and I apologize
for being insecure. And accusing you
all the time. And I apologize
from the bottom of my heart, you won't have to
worry about that no more. (APPLAUSE) I apologize, man. It's under water, bro. And now that you know you have
two beautiful twins, it's important
that you all start figuring out how to create
a solid foundation for this relationship. That's all I want. Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: And a part of
that though is trust. And you've had
a lot of accusations
and a lot of questions. And I wanna make sure
that you all get
those things resolved. So, I want you to
take advantage
of the counseling and resources we have
for you now. Yes, Your Honor. But I also am going to
order that you appear in couples court. So that you all can begin to get the answers you need, get a foundation
of truth and trust, so you can move forward
for your beautiful children. Yes, Your Honor. ROBINSON: All right, all right. I wish you all the very best. Court is adjourned. (APPLAUSE)
