Biological defense

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".