You just have to phrase them differently: Argument 1) I didn't do what you're accusing me of, or Argument 2) What you're accusing me of isn't illegal If you

You just have to phrase them differently: Argument 1) I didn't do what you're accusing me of, or Argument 2) What you're accusing me of isn't illegal If you can establish the second one, I don't see why you wouldn't. It seems like it would save you a bunch of effort for this and any future cases.