Her attorney could use the "Twinkie Defense." Eating too much sugar caused her behavior.
It worked before in a double murder case: He was released after 5 years. FOR TWO MURDERS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_White
Trial and "Twinkie defense"[edit]
Main article:
Twinkie defense
At the trial, White's defense team argued that his mental state at the time of the killings was one of
diminished capacity due to
depression. They argued that he was therefore not capable of
premeditating the killings, and thus was not legally guilty of
first-degree murder.
Forensic psychiatrist Martin Blinder testified that White was suffering from depression and pointed to several behavioral symptoms of that depression, including the fact that White had gone from being highly health-conscious to consuming sugary foods and drinks. When the prosecution played a recording of White's confession, several jurors wept as they listened to what was described as "a man pushed beyond his endurance." Many people familiar with City Hall claimed that it was common to enter through the window to save time. A police officer friend of White claimed to reporters that several officials carried weapons at this time and speculated that White carried the extra ammunition as a habit that police officers had. The jury found White guilty of voluntary
manslaughter rather than
first-degree murder. Outrage within San Francisco's
gay community over the resulting seven-year sentence sparked the city's
White Night riots; general disdain for the outcome of the court case led to the elimination of California's "
diminished capacity" law.
[9][10] Psychiatrist
Thomas Szasz, a critic of forensic psychiatry, gave a speech to a large audience in San Francisco in June 1979 calling the White verdict a "travesty of justice" which he blamed on the diminished capacity defense.
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