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A lawyer defending a manaccused of burglary tried thiscreative defense:“My client merely inserted hisarm into the window and removed afew trifling articles. His arm is nothimself, and I fail to see how you can punish the wholeindividual for an offense committed by his limb.”“Well put,”the judge replied.“Using your logic,Isentence the defendant’s arm to one year’s imprisonment.He can accompany it or not,as he choose.”The defendant
A lawyer defending a manaccused of burglary tried thiscreative defense: “My client merely inserted hisarm into the window and removed afew trifling articles. His arm is nothimself, and I fail to see how you can punish the wholeindividual for an offense committed by his limb ”“ Well put, ”the judge replied. “ Using your logic, Isentence the defendant’s arm to one year’s imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he choose. ”The defendant