The court-martial rule that protected a mascot handler

What funny court-martial decision comes to mind first?

The example recalled is a Norwegian ruling that placed the handler below the mascot in rank, preventing responsibility from being assigned on the basis that the handler commanded it.

A recalled Norwegian court-martial ruling made the mascot senior to its handler. The joke rests on command responsibility: the handler could not be blamed as the animal's commanding officer if the animal outranked them. No named case or date is supplied, and the recollection is qualified.