Re: "you're still deceased as far as the law is concerned"
"If that doesn't work, break in to the judges house. I'll bet that'll do the trick."
It depends on the trick you had in mind. Back in the day a few of the older N Irish judges had had a military background including the formation of the SAS. One RUC man I spoke to had been given the job of guarding a judge who told him that his main job in case of an attack was simply to alert him (the judge). He asked why & the judge simply opened the door of the long case clock in the hall & showed him the rifle inside.