not exactly. This misinterpretation of what happened during the Dan White trial is all the fault of Paul Krassner https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Myth-of

not exactly. This misinterpretation of what happened during the Dan White trial is all the fault of Paul Krassner https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Myth-of-the-Twinkie-defense-The-verdict-in-2511152.php https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Myth-of-the-Twinkie-de... A better summary is the defense presented an argument that Dan White was massively depressed (Vietnam combat vet, just lost his job), and eating massive amounts of Twinkies was 1 of the symptoms of his depression. Dan White's lawyer appeared on an episode of Star Trek https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/11/us/melvin-belli-dies-at-88-flamboyant-lawyer-relished-his-role-as-kingof-torts.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/11/us/melvin-belli-dies-at-8...