I can see it now.

Sauron's Lawyer: “The defense calls Sauron to the bench. Sauron, did you not forge the ring yourself?”

Sauron: “Yes. I poured my poured all my cruelty, my malice and my will to dominate all life into this ring. It is part of me.”

Sauron's Lawyer- to the jury: “So you see, the ring is Sauron’s. Not only did he create it, it is literally a part of him. They are one; the ring and the Dark Lord.”

Gollum’s Lawyer: “I object. Not only does the statue of limitations expire, but we refer on Smaug vs. Oakenshield 2804 Arkenstone ruling- finders keepers, losers weepers.”