Unusual Defence
A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense:
"My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few golden watches. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how the whole individual coud be punished for an offense committed just by his limb."
"Well put," the judge replied. "Using your logic, I sentence the defendant’s arm to one year’s imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses."
The defendant smiled. With his lawyer’s assistance he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench, and walked out.
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