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To: Arthurio

I’m not a legal expert, so here’s my question:

If Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder, can a jury still decide to find him guilty of a lesser charge such as manslaughter?


132 posted on 04/11/2012 3:28:12 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: Momaw Nadon
If Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder, can a jury still decide to find him guilty of a lesser charge such as manslaughter?

In many states and jurisdictions, yes.

192 posted on 04/11/2012 4:12:52 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Time for brokered convention)
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