"Creative Defense" joke

A lawyer, who was defending a man accused of burglary, tried this creative defense:
"Your Honor, my client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few insignificant items. His arm is not himself, so I fail to see how you can punish 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. The choice is his."
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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