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* The [[Magnificent Bastard]] [[Big Bad]] Gouda almost gets off with this in the second season of [[Ghost in The Shell]]. {{spoiler|Luckily, the Prime Minister has a technicality of her own; a piece of legislation which allows her to [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them|give Section 9 a great deal of "discretion"]] in detaining Gouda on the grounds that he's an important asset to the country.}} Something of a [[Chekhov's Gun]], since the same law was brought up in an earlier episode.
** The reason he nearly gets off? Apparently in [[Ghost in The Shell]]-world simply turning yourself in absolves you of all responsibility for your crimes, even when said crimes involve {{spoiler|conspiracy to nuke civilians and treason.}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell:_S.A.C._2nd_GIG_episodes\], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex_episodes\]
*** Which would explain why the [[Ghost in The Shell]] world is a bit of a [[Crapsack World]]. In addition, there are multiple storylines involving a [[Treachery Cover
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* In ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' #90, the previously-captured Madame Rouge is on the loose again because "A crafty lawyer had her freed on a technicality!" Handwaved by not revealing what the technicality was--and Madame Rouge was promptly deported.
* District Attorney Adrian Chase became [[Vigilante Man|The Vigilante]], because he was tired of seeing "by the book" arrests being quashed on technicalities. As Bob Ingersoll pointed out, this strongly suggests he became a DA without actually knowing what "by the book" ''means''.
* In the ''[[Ultimate Spider Man]]'' comics, being apprehended by the Web-Slinger (and possibly any costumed vigilante) is a violation of your civil rights and is the source of [[Joker Immunity]] for anyone he has a hand in bringing down, particularly the Shocker, who gets a [["Get Out of Jail Free" Card]] for breaking out of jail and his original crimes which Spidey had nothing to do with. As of Ultimatum, the DA's office has done absolutely nothing about this loophole, instead blaming Spider-Man for their cases getting tossed. The Punisher is listening when this is brought up at Ryker's-- a rapist says that he's free as a bird, because Daredevil beat the crap out of him as he was about to nail a thirteen-year old in a house he broke into-- and that's how the reader discovers that nesting the bowl of a spoon in your palm with the handle between your middle and ring fingers will enable you to ''[[Slashed Throat|slash open someone's throat]]''.
** The Kingpin was cleared of murder charges after his lawyer got the video of the murder ruled inadmissible. Even though news station played the video for all to see, the citizens of New York treat this as the same thing as him as being completely innocent.
*** Parker tries to bring it up during class, and the teacher ''gives him detention.'' The implication is that everybody knows he bought the cops off, and is therefore the de facto master of the city - and their lives are at risk if they bring it up.
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== Live-Action TV ==
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* In an episode of ''[[All in The Family]]'' Archie Bunker is on trial after a policeman Archie called to report a mugging found a can of tear gas in Archie's home despite the latter not having the necessary license. During the trial, Archie asks what happened to the criminal who originally mugged him and the judge replies he was released due to him having had his Miranda rights read to him in English despite him not being a native English speaker. Gloria is then shocked at the thought of the criminal being released and her [[Soap Opera Justice|innocent father being jailed]]...until the discussion brings to light the fact that the officer who found the tear gas didn't have a warrant which causes the case to be dismissed. The judge then states the episode's Aesop that despite the justice system not being perfect and sometimes letting criminals go free, it ensures that everyone's rights are respected.
** This also shows ignorant use of the Miranda rights, as shown elsewhere in the page. Was the canister in plain sight when the officer presumably came inside? If so, that should be valid.
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