I missed the original question...
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the whole thing about whether manslaughter is an automatic included with murder 2...whether the def was upset about THAT...manslaughter that they hadn’t been able to prep for...or whether it was the insane child abuse thingy...
OMG you must think I’m bats&^% crazy...all I can say at this point is...
Never mind, but thanks for responding.
ROFLOL