Biological defense (as a term of
jurisprudence) refers to a so-called "
innovative defense"; via which, a
defendant argues that they should not be held
criminally liable[?] for
actions which broke the
law, as they were suffering from the effects of
allergies,
stimulants (such as
coffee and
nicotine),
sugar, and/or
vitamins. In
1978,
Dan White[?] shot the
mayor of
San Francisco,
Mascone[?]; as well as a
city councilman,
Harvey Milk. After White's defense argued that he had consumed sugar, contained in
Coca-Cola and
Twinkies, White was given a mitigated
sentence. This
case led to the term "
Twinkie defense".