Question: The judge permits the jury to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter. Does this mean the jury HAS to consider manslaughter? Can the jury come back with a Not Guilty on M2...period?
1,855 posted on 07/13/2013 4:09:25 PM PDT by Axelsrd
"Can the jury come back with a Not Guilty on M2...period?"
Nope! And here is something else to think about. Obviously this Jury has found him not guilty of 2nd degree murder but if it is a hung jury he can be retried on both these charges again. I just heard a lawyer say they can't separate the two.
1,897 posted on 07/13/2013 4:17:49 PM PDT by Spunky