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{{quote|''"I punched some jerk in Tahoe; they gave me one-to-three,''
''My high-priced lawyer sprung me on a technicality,''
''I'm just visiting Springfield Prison; I get to sleep at home tonight."''|'''Krusty the Clown''', ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', parodying [[Johnny Cash]]}}
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* Inverted in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' which has Homer's mother sent to prison on a "technicality" (having committed petty crimes on top of those she'd been convicted and pardoned of), and Homer exclaims "People should only get sent ''out'' of jail on technicalities!"
** In "Stop or My Dog Will Shoot" Santa's Little Helper as a police dog catches Snake who then gets off on a technicality.
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'''Snake''' (to Santa's Little Helper): ''Haha! Don't worry, dude. I'm going straight. Straight to my customers to sell more drugs!''
'''Santa's Little Helper''': ''Grrr...'' }}
* In ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', the Prowler was a minor street thug whose lawyer got his case thrown out since Spider Man apprehended him but wasn't present to testify as to his guilt. Why Mary Jane couldn't ID him as the man who robbed her [[Fridge Logic|is never asked]].
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