Defenses

The TODDI defense is often employed at trial, especially in trials involving co-defendants. "TODDI" stands for "the other dude did it," or 'the other dude done it," and is thus derived from the way some criminal defendants, rather than judges, lawyers or law...

The SODDI is one of the most commonly employed defenses in jury trials involving violent crimes. SODDI is an acronym, which stands for "some other dude did it" or "some other dude done it," and is thus derived from the way criminal defendants, rather than judges,...

It's a line right out of an old "ABC After School Special," or from a "very special episode" of an otherwise cheesy sitcom of yore. "But I was just holding it for a friend," mouthed with a certain inflected tone and accompanying body language, expressing both...