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Execution of Justice

The film tells the true story of a 1970s assassin who killed a mayor, with his defense team using an unorthodox approach, claiming that his diet of Twinkies and junk food contributed to his supposed lack of intention to commit murder.

The true story of the assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, unfolding on November 27, 1978, with the infamous "Twinkie defense" surrounding the trial of assassin Dan White, whose sentence was reduced from first-degree murder to voluntary manslaughter.

Info about Execution of Justice

Studio(s): Daly-Harris Productions, Paramount Television

Originally Released: United States, Nov 28, 1999

Production Country: United States

Genres:Crime, Drama