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How can you be convicted of "second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, AND second-degree manslaughter" for the same event?

I thought they were different crimes and the DA had to pick one to prosecute.

I thought they were different crimes and the DA had to pick one to prosecute.

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[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

You can’t charge intentional and non-intentional.... how could it be both? It was a LAZY jury that wanted no part on it.

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That's the point of it though, a different court looks at it.

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They certainly didn't sound like his peers.

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