He could always go with a variation of the infamous Twinkie defense, which had acquitted a murderer by suggesting he was on a sugar high.

When firing Ben, his boss makes a reference to the Twinkie defense.

Have you never heard of the "Twinkie defense"?

"Those two items are considered fungible by any lawyer thinking of using a Twinkie defense."

"But leave it to some criminal lawyers somewhere, and I'm sure the Twinkie defense will become the latte defense."

The spirit of the Twinkie defense may live on, with or without Twinkies.

White's sentence was reduced due in part to the so-called Twinkie defense, a judgment that provoked outrage in the community.

The "Twinkie" defense was presented by a psychiatrist to the jury, stating that White had a diminished capacity due to depression.

"Twinkie defense" is a derisive label for an improbable legal defense.

I want a lawyer who will invent the Twinkie defense.