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[โ€“] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 177 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (13 children)

This was tried in court. The response from the judge was "If the man is dead, then he cannot petition the court. If the man is not dead, then his life sentence has not been served." An excellent exchange of sophistry!

[โ€“] sverit@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Can't his attourney petition on his behalf?

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