"Twinkie defense" is a derisive label for an improbable legal defense. It is not a recognized legal defense in jurisprudence, but a catch-all term coined by reporters during their coverage of the trial of defendant Dan White for the murders of San Francisco city Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. White's defense was that he suffered diminished capacity as a result of his depression, a symptom of which was a change in diet from healthy food to Twinkies and other sugary foods. Contrary to common belief, White's attorneys did not argue that the Twinkies were the cause of White's actions, but that their consumption was symptomatic of his underlying depression. The product itself was only mentioned in passing during the trial. White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter rather than first-degree murder, and served five years in prison.
"Twinkiedefense" is a derisive label for an improbable legal defense. It is not a recognized legal defense in jurisprudence, but a catch-all term coined...
A Twinkie is an American snack cake, described as "golden sponge cake with a creamy filling". It was formerly made and distributed by Hostess Brands....
consuming sugary foods and drinks. Area newspapers quickly dubbed it the Twinkiedefense. When the prosecution played a recording of White's confession, several...
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at the police station where he was formerly an officer. The term "Twinkiedefense" has its origins in the murder trial that followed. White was convicted...
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been health-food conscious. Area newspapers quickly dubbed it the Twinkiedefense. White was acquitted of the first-degree murder charge on May 21, 1979...
urban legend that the defense had blamed White's actions on the ingestion of sugar and junk food (the so-called "Twinkiedefense") sprang up out of inaccurate...
contributed to the depression, giving rise to the derisive label of the "Twinkiedefense," for defendants' claims that an unusual biological factor contributed...
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cites his use of the diminished responsibility defense. It also makes use of the reference "Twinkiedefense", where lead singer Jello Biafra sings "Twinkies...
dialogue mentions the urban legend that White's defense strategy was primarily the so-called "Twinkiedefense"—painting his junk food consumption as a significant...
White's sentence was reduced due in part to the so-called Twinkiedefense. White's defense was that he suffered diminished capacity as a result of his...
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counsel had earned him a reduced sentence by employing the so-called "Twinkiedefense", despite the fact that the subject of sugar intoxication was only...
Supervisor Harvey Milk, after using what would become known as the "Twinkiedefense" and persuading a jury that the crime was not premeditated. The maximum...
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