The Twinkie Defense

This case involved the cruel murder of two males San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and gay Supervisor Harvey Milk, which were both, single-handedly committed by Dan White on the night of 27 November 1978. This case became known as the Twinkie Defense; in which White's lawyer's excuse was "[his] judgment had been impaired due to his consumption of Twinkies and other junk foods." 

The gay movement was at its peak during the 1970s and the election of San Francisco's first openly gay elected official had become the representation of an oppressed community nationwide. The back story of why he did this was because he [Dan White] was so confident that he "believed they would not let him rescind a decision to resign from the Board of Supervisors."

White whether unintentional or with full intent "climbed through a basement window at City Hall and made his way to the second floor," which is then there where he shot Moscone and Milk. This sparked riots all over San Francisco which then became known as the "White Night Riots"