Don't know. One thing that caught my eye was the issue of overcharging. I don't know if this apples in SC but at the conclusion of the George Zimmerman trial we saw his attorney Don West freak out when the prosecution presented third degree murder based on child abuse as a lesser offense.
So, I wouldn't be surprised to see the prosecution do the same if they feel the evidence and the standard of reasonableness doesn't justify the murder charge.
Finally someone gets it.
...except SC doesn’t have degrees of murder.