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Originally Posted by TigerTank77
I don't think they can drop it down to manslaughter when the trial is underway. They have to either prove in on 2nd degree terms once the trial starts, or acquit him. They can't say "well, we don't have anything to prove second degree murder, lets try manslaughter." You can't just throw charges at someone and hope they stick.
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Actually there are cases where the jury is told they can consider a lesser charge when making their decision. So it's perfectly possible when they send the jury out that they can tell them that they can also consider manslaughter in their deliberations.
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