17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Didn't her boss's murderer walk on the charge by using the defence that he ate too many Twinkies? No political intrigue here...
That was the defense, yes. Dan White was a former cop and treated like a hero by fellow cops. The prosecution never really challenged the Twinkie defense, nor did they bring up politics or homophobia as motives. With a prosecution like that, who needs a defense? rgds-- TA (tallard@frb.gov) I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me. pgp fingerprint: 10 49 F5 24 F1 D9 A7 D6 DE 14 25 C8 C0 E2 57 9D