'''Innovative defenses''' (the invention of which is sometimes called '''''creative lawyering''''') are relatively new and untried [[defense (legal)|defense]]s for having committed a criminal act. Being innovative, there is little or no [[precedent]] bearing upon them. They generally seek to [[justification|justify]] or [[excuse]] the crime, arguing that the [[defendant]] should not be held [[crime|criminally]] [[liability|liable]] for [[action (philosophy)|action]]s which broke the [[law]], rather than argue that they did not commit the given action.
In ''[[USA Today]]'' ([[April 12]], [[1995]]), [[David Rosenhan]] was quoted, "We're getting to see some very, very interesting [defenses], and obviously some long shots...There are a terrific number of them."
Such defenses include:
* the [[abuse defense]]
* [[premenstrual stress syndrome]]
* the [[biological defense]] (the "Twinkie defense")
* "[[black rage]]"
* [[urban survival syndrome]].
Parodies of innovative defenses are sometimes seen in entertainment, for example the [[Chewbacca Defense]].
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