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20. Why did the prosecutor offer such a plea deal?

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 01:20 PM

Nov 2014

It seems that at the very least voluntary manslaughter would have been an easy verdict to get and 2nd degree murder shouldn't have been out of reach.

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Guy who killed young man who pulled into wrong driveway last yr gets Probation/$500fine [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 OP

Sadly, K&R (nt) Control-Z Nov 2014 #1

No! That's awful! C Moon Nov 2014 #2

its georgia usspicard Nov 2014 #3

K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Nov 2014 #4

I don't really get all this "forgiveness" talk in this case... Helen Borg Nov 2014 #5

I don't get it either. Sailors did not even apologize. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #7

He was clearly in the wrong and killed someone braddy Nov 2014 #6

The prosecution showed too much deference to exboyfil Nov 2014 #8

They were DRIVING AWAY, and he fired again? Sounds more like raccoon Nov 2014 #9

"2nd degree murder to me." KansDem Nov 2014 #12

This was a blatant murder newfie11 Nov 2014 #10

Always has been going on exboyfil Nov 2014 #11

Is this a great country, or what? Enthusiast Nov 2014 #13

Only if malaise Nov 2014 #16

Oops my bad UglyGreed Nov 2014 #14

And ballistic evidence indicated Sailors lied about it muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #18

Ouch! n/t leeroysphitz Nov 2014 #19

Why did the prosecutor offer such a plea deal? Lurks Often Nov 2014 #20

Who greets arriving guests with a firearm? lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #21