You can keep trying to boil it down to that, but it's not.
The armed confrontation, after a chase, with disparity of force, was an attempted false imprisonment, which is a felony, which is illegal.
Attempting to defend oneself against that crime is not illegal.
Using deadly force in that case is not legal.
If this case boils down to what YOU JUST SAID...
And, if there is no exculpatory evidence that helps MM...
MM should take a plea for manslaughter - 5 years.
I think tons more will come out in the trial, however.
BUT- for the sake of discussion - if it was that simple - taking a plea could save MM from a much longer sentence.
Two things are happening at the same time here:
1. Videos of AA looking bad.
2. MM and Co. stories not looking good.
If both those things are equal, it will be even.
This trial is going to be epic.
So far I have learned a lot to keep me out of trouble.
I put myself in MM position and in AA position.
I can say with confidence that this will never happen to me.
I'll never chase down a suspected robber (that's easy not to do) and I don't think I'd challenge two guys with guns when unarmed.
Hind sight is 20/20, though.