Garys
NES Member
They meant in this trial. If the judge threw out 2nd degree yesterday, the manslaughter charge should stand. You cannot be charged twice for the same crime once jeopardy has attached. After Z is acquitted, the state can not file any charges against him for that night. No manslaughter, no unlawful discharge of a firearm, no jaywalking, nothing. In a week or so this will be over forever exceptthe civil case and race riots.
Thanks for clarifying this. As I said in my response, "lesser included charge" of manslaughter. It's what Martha didn't do in one of the nanny murder cases and the defendant ended up walking. I forget the specific case, though.
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IIRC, it took about 40 days before the guardians of political correctness were able to get an indictment against Zimmerman. In MA, I would have expected it to take about 4 days.
This only went to trial because Corey decided to charge him with Second Degree murder. That was because in FL she could charge that without going to a Grand Jury for an indictment. Which she knew that a Grand Jury would no true bill because there isn't much here. Which is why the original investigator and DA decided not to press any charges.
Politics, pure and simple.