The charge is less serious than manslaughter. It carries a possible sentence of up to five years in prison for adults, but penalties can be less for juveniles.
[District Attorney] Gill said it became clear in looking at the facts that the teenager's actions didn't amount to murder or manslaughter.
"We did not believe we could demonstrate the premeditation or intent to justify those charges," Gill told The Associated Press. "Those other charges require another type of mental state. We did not believe that type of mental state was present."
The Casey Anthony prosecutors did not follow this kind of wisdom in the face of the media cameras.
So let us get this straight. We have a dead little girl, followed by all of the things a guilty person does to obfuscate it and you want a penalty of five years?
I’m sorry, I am not buying what you are teaching, with all due respect.