There is a sort of joke in the law that a prosecutor could persuade a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich if he or she wanted to do so (this is because only the prosecution gets to present evidence, and that evidence can be used even if it would be inadmissible at trial, etc). However, the ham sandwich can apparently also be used for criminal purposes as well. This story tells of a criminal defendant who attacked a witness coming off the witness stand at his trial. The judge, who had ordered the defendant to wear a shock belt because the judge feared the defendant might be violent, tried to no avail to activate the belt and subdue the defendant. The defendant, however, was able to thwart the shock belt by jamming a ham sandwich into it.
The Power of the Ham Sandwich
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