If the Bra Doesn't Fit, You Must Acquit
We tend to focus more on domestic legal news, but every now and then, we'll make an exception. From the AFP:
A Japanese pin-up model says that her big breasts have not only boosted her career -- they also helped her overturn a court verdict.The bikini model, who goes by her professional name Serena Kozakura, was cleared after a court decided she was too well-endowed to squeeze into a room through a hole, as she had been found guilty of earlier.... Kozakura, 38, was convicted last year of property destruction after a man said she kicked in the wooden door of his room and crawled inside, apparently because he was with another woman. Kozakura had said the man made the hole himself.
In her appeal, the defence counsel held up a plate showing the size of the hole and said that she could not squeeze through with her 110-centimetre (44-inch) bust....Tokyo High Court presiding judge Kunio Harada agreed and threw out the guilty verdict on Monday, saying there was reasonable doubt over the man's account.
In the words of one headline writer, "The Best Defense is a Breast Defense"
"The judges were very good-mannered as they showed no expressions on their faces. I guess they're well-trained," Kozakura said.
Or maybe they were just... distracted. Do appellate judges have a weakness for well-endowed women? See also the late Anna Nicole Smith, who prevailed before the U.S. Supreme Court in Marshall v. Marshall (unanimous decision).
You can access a video of Ms. Kozakura demonstrating her inability to fit through the hole via Weird Asia News. The video appears at the end of the post (but before the comments); scroll to around the 3:40 mark.
Big breasts win verdict for Japanese pin-up [AFP]
Court Finds Model Innocent Based on Breast Size [Weird Asia News]
Comments
does Japan have any female judges?
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 08:34 AM
Forget appellate judges, EVERYONE has a thing for well-endowed women!
Posted by: Hugh Hefner | March 5, 2008 08:36 AM
I guess the result was the breast case scenario for her.
Posted by: Silly Goose | March 5, 2008 08:48 AM
I wouldn't pay much attention to the verdict; I hear the judges were a bunch of boobs
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 08:50 AM
My favorite part of the AFP story:
"The case was splashed through the Japanese media on Tuesday, with the Asahi network even inviting her to demonstrate how she could not fit through the opening."
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 08:55 AM
Thanks to Lat for bringing these cutting edge defenses to our attention...
Posted by: Matlock | March 5, 2008 08:56 AM
Boobies!!
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 09:02 AM
What a tepid effort.
Posted by: Tail of Spence | March 5, 2008 09:08 AM
Tough titties.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 09:09 AM
BEST NEWS STORY EVER LAT!!! I didn't think you had it in you!
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 09:14 AM
I always told my friends that getting these implants would pay off in the long run.
Posted by: just now exactly how i expected that they would | March 5, 2008 09:15 AM
Japan to $190k!
Posted by: wishful 2L | March 5, 2008 09:17 AM
Boing!
Posted by: Mr. Obvious | March 5, 2008 09:23 AM
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That's right, you might not believe it but your increased bust can save you from jail time.
(Cue testimonial from Serena)
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Posted by: Dr. Spaceman | March 5, 2008 09:27 AM
I love her.
Posted by: And they look natural too! | March 5, 2008 09:44 AM
Nice to see you EXPANDING overseas.
Posted by: China Law Blog | March 5, 2008 10:18 AM
I like this - a real human interest story.
I remember a scene from one of those softcore porns they used to have at Blockbuster (always stealthily beneath a couple of mainstream titles at checkout) that resembles the story here.
Enough of this stroll down mammary lane - back to work.
Posted by: DD | March 5, 2008 10:33 AM
So the verdict was a bust.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 12:09 PM
ahah super LOL at 8:48, 8:50, 10:18, and 12:09!!
9:27...nice try.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 01:44 PM
9:44: They are real. She's my girlfriend.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2008 03:31 PM