Lawyer vs. Client

A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defence:"My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a fewtrifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you canpunish the whole individual for an offence committed 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.