Put yourself on the jury for a minute. You’re going to vote to convict on murder? Judge’s instructions will clarify the criteria, and jurors will be told voluntary manslaughter can carry up to the same sentence as murder. See where I’m going? It only takes one.
The #blacklivesmatter is going to be the elephant in the room. It’s in the air and even the lofo’s breathe air.
While the race issue is clearly cynically manipulated, it is still where we are. I just believe that prosecution will (and should) go at this hard.
Wonder if SC law allows jury to return a lesser verdict than the charge.