A lawyer defending a manaccused of burglary tried this creative defense:

"My client merelyinserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is nothimself, and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offensecommitted by his limb."

"Well put," thejudge replied. "Using your logic, I sentence the defendant's arm to one year'simprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses."

The defendant smiled. And, with his lawyer'sassistance, he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench and walked out.