Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
Without knowing more details, it's hard to classify. It could be a manslaughter, if the intention was just to beat him up real good and it might be be classed as a 2nd degree murder. It's up to the prosecution. Maybe it's better to err on the side of caution in cases such as this.
I agree that it's better to err on the side of caution. I am just disappointed with the prosecutor because her role in this err to push for the highest possible conviction, the defense attorney then pushes for the lowest possible conviction, and the judgment (erring on the side of caution) ends up being somewhere in between. This prosecutor failed her role in the process.