'He escaped consequences': 10+ court fails where lawyers found loopholes and judges threw out the cases

Most lawyers will tell you not to count on niche loopholes to get you out of trouble. However, every so often these lawyers worked on a case where the details and specifics were vague enough to get a case thrown out. These are obviously few and far between, but one would imagine that discovering said loopholes might make one feel like the next Elle Woods. As we know, she was able to protect Brooke Windham in the end because of a hole in Chutney's perm story. Whatever it takes to protect your client, I guess.

These stories were compiled from the following r/AskReddit thread and included surprising loopholes relating to parking signs, the precise definition of stealing, and poorly written tickets by police officers. Keep scrolling below for the full stories. When you're done, feel free to take a look at this collection of the top mildly infuriating moments of the week.