Twinkie Defense

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Twinkie® Defense

A legal tack used by the defendant in a high-profile criminal trial in San Francisco, who claimed that his actus reus—criminal act—resulted from chemical imbalances induced by ‘junk food’ (Twinkies) and that there was no mens rea—criminal intent

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Dorito Syndrome insanity defense			Milk may be best known as the gay politician who was assassinated in 1978 in San Francisco, prompting the Twinkie Defense. LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) He tried all the best defenses: the "gloves-are-too-small" defense, the "she-was-just-trying-to-help" defense and, of course, the Twinkie defense. Chill, CFO: it's EZ: a fictional tale about a CEO who didn't take ... by Borders, Ann / Behavioral Healthcare These excuses range from the Twinkie Defense, a claim of impaired judgment due to the toxic effects of junk food, to claims of psychosexual abuse, to the abuse excuse - that a woman may castrate or shoot a brutal husband even though he is asleep. Moral Judgement: Does the Abuse Excuse Threaten Our Legal System? by Levinson, Martin H. / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics			Twenty Nail Dystrophy Twiddle the Dials twiddler's syndrome twig Twigging twiggy midge bush Twilight anesthesia Twilight Sleep twilight state Twilight Zone twin twin leaf Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion twin study twin-lamb disease twin-leaf senna twin-to-twin transfusion Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome twin-twin transfusion twin-twin transfusion syndrome twin-wire twin-wire orthodontic appliance Twin:twin reverse arterial perfusion sequence twinge Twinkie Twinkie Defense Twinkle Twinkling Star Sign twinning twins TWiST twist disease twist drill twist knot twisted hairs twisted leg twisted ovarian cyst Twisted Tape Sign twisting and wringing twitch twitching two b/three a inhibitor Two Factor Theory Two Foot-One Hand Syndrome Two Parent Advantage Two Star Rating Two Tick Disability Symbol two tooth two-carbon fragment two-dimensional echocardiography two-glass test			twinge of conscience twinged twinged twingeing twingeing twinges twinges twinging twinging twinight twining twining twining Twining Plants twining stem molding Twining, Nathan F Twining, Nathaniel Twinject Twinject Twinject twinjet Twink Twink Twink twink out Twinkee Twinkee Twinkie Twinkie Twinkie defence Twinkie Defense Twinkies Twinkies Twinkies twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle twinkle Twinkle (disambiguation) Twinkle (disambiguation) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star twinkle with twinkle-toed twinkled twinkled twinkled twinkler twinkler twinkler twinklers twinklers twinkles twinkles twinkles twinkletoes twinklier twinklier twinkliest twinkliest twinkling

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