Here's our favorite example of magic in a court case:
"An executing officer can hardly claim good-faith reliance on a warrant issued by a judge who was mis-directed by the officer himself: the same principle explains why, at a magic show, the credulity of the audience does not cause the magician to fear that the lady has been sawn in half."
--United States v. Falso
544 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2008)
(From the book Sleight of (Learned) Hand.)
The language of court documents is so often entertaining for its deadpan humor, especially when delivered by the presiding judge in the case. A frequently overlooked fertile feeding ground for sure.
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