I'm not sure you can plea down a felony, can you?
And why would he plead to ANYTHING when she's going to sue him? She needs a "conviction" of any kind to make her case.
With all due respect, that was not the way it worked in the OJ civil case.
You can plea down anything. The DA in Salt Lake City could plead Hacking to making a false missing person's report if he so chose and Hacking took the deal.
Clearly from the reports today this is only going to settle if there is a global settlement. Mr. Bryant is still being the gentleman here giving this woman a fig leaf of respectability to hide behind.
Someone here made up the $10 million figure. If she gets any money out of the deal it will likely be much much much less. A fraction of that amount. As someone suggested yesterday on a thread, maybe about what Bryant would pay this month in legal fees.
Of course you can plea down a felony to a misdemeanor. It happens everyday in courtrooms all over the country.