I found this Times article mordantly funny. See what you think:
He Argued Death Meant He’d Served His Life Sentence; the Judge Didn’t Buy It
“Schreiber is either still alive, in which case he must remain in prison, or he is actually dead, in which case this appeal is moot,” Judge Amanda Potterfield wrote for the court.
Someone — I won’t name her (see above) — has a sense of humor.