re: #16 funky chicken

I worry they’re gonna blow it by trying for a splashy conviction on a higher level charge. Prosecutors seem quite susceptible to overreaching, unfortunately.

I think it’s actually a plea strategy. Going for Murder 2 would give them leeway to still plea down to manslaughter or some other lesser charge. If they’d gone for the lesser charge from the start they might not have as much room.

Of course, that’s just my TV show legalese thinking. I’m not a lawyer. But it would make sense.