Wrong Arm Of The Law

"Wrong Arm Of The Law"*

*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 trifling articles. His arm is not himself,
and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual
for an offense 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.

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"Strong-arm Of The Law"*

*An investment counselor decided to go out on her
own. She was shrewd and diligent, so business kept
coming in, and pretty soon she realized that she
needed an in-house counsel. She began to interview
young lawyers.

"As I'm sure you can understand," she started off with
one of the first applicants, "in a business like this, our
personal integrity must be beyond question." She leaned
forward. "Mr. Peterson, are you an honest lawyer?"

"Honest?" replied the job prospect. "Let me tell you
something about honest. Why, I'm so honest that my
father lent me $15,000 for my education, and I paid
back every penny the minute I tried my very first case."

"Impressive. And what sort of case was that?"

The lawyer squirmed in his seat and admitted, "He sued
me for the money."
Received on Tue Nov 30 20:37:58 2010