Paris Hilton's "Burger Defense" will inspire millions

NP editor and master reblogger Victoria Revay knew what she was doing when she posted a Reuters story about the celebrity's run-in with LA cops early Thursday morning.

The money-moment quote? "I had one margarita (and) was starving because I had not eaten all
day," she said. "Maybe I was speeding a little bit and I got pulled
over. I was just really hungry and I wanted to have an In-N-Out Burger."

In one stroke Ms. Revay has inspired millions by updating the so-yesterday "Twinkie Defense."

In a Wikipedia article that needs revision, the Twinkie Defense is "derived from the 1979 trial of Dan White, a former San Francisco, California (U.S.) Supervisor who fatally shot Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk on November 27, 1978. During the trial, a noted psychiatrist, Martin Blinder, testified that White had been depressed at the time of the crime, successfully arguing for a ruling of diminished capacity, and White was thus judged incapable of the premeditation required for a murder conviction; instead, White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter.

"As part of this testimony, Dr. Blinder cited White's uncharacteristic eating of Twinkies ..."

Any lawyers in the house who'd care to supply relevant, corroborative detail?