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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Poo-Mountain on 2023-06-27 15:01:24+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of “The Twinkie Defense” in the trial of Dan White, who shot Harvey Milk.The Defense claimed that White had suffered “diminished capacity” as a result of depression, a symptom from a change in diet to junk food. White was convicted of “Voluntary Manslaughter” rather than “First-Degree Murder”