ONLY a lawyer...
Btw, details he left out: car stolen, 16 year old illegally driving was awaiting sentencing for another stolen car conviction
"Felony murder" rules apply. Intent is irrelevant. They killed in the commission of a felony (actually, multiple felonies: engaged in burglary, in stolen car, God knows what else.
If the DA doesn't deliberately throw the case for political reasons, or they get an "OJ Jury", then they should all get life.
What kind of lowlife aggressively defends lowlifes so they go out into society again and rob, rape and kill innocent people?
Lawyers.