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Bonnie Raitt: Right Down the Line

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Cannadian Club Akbar4/12/2012 7:15:57 am PDT

re: #227 Targetpractice

My understanding is that you have to charge both, 2nd and manslaughter, in order to leave that door open for the jury to convict on the lesser charge.

IIRC, the lawyer said you file a 2nd degree charge but add some paperwork for the jury to find GZ guilty of manslaughter.