Would the Truth Have Made Him Free?

"A client of mine," said the lawyer, "was in court suing for compensation. He had an arm and a leg in a cast, and his head in bandages."
"The judge, who knew him, leaned over and asked, "George, how do you feel?"
"About ready to die," answered the battered-up George.
"But I don't understand. The police account of the accident says here that right after the accident, you told Sergeant Buka that you were fine."
"Well, that's not quite right." said George. "It was like this: after that big truck hit me and my horse and wagon, I was knocked cold. When I came to, I saw Buka's car with the blue light going on around... Then Buka walked over to where my horse was in the ditch, he shook his head and took out his gun and shot her. Then with the gun still smoking, he walked over to me and asked, "How do you feel?"
"And I said, "I feel fine."