Illinois: Phelps files to override Quinn's amendatory veto of concealed carry bill.

[gejohnston]

48. the jury can vote on manslaughter

He was actually one of the better ones for them. The cops and an eye witness destroyed them. My favorite was the African American college professor who said Z got straight As and was one of his best students. The State's star witness was a complete train wreck, including admitting to lying under oath on two other occasions.
No, the defense didn't bother to impeach them. The prosecutors tried to on redirect.
I give these odds: murder 2, nonexistent. Corey always over charges even if the evidence doesn't warrant it.
Manslaughter: 10 percent
Chances of walking if convicted because of withholding exculpatory evidence (discovery is still going on. Florida sunshine laws require evidence be turned over and be made public.) or some other prosecutoral misconduct: 70 percent. Remember, this is Angela Corey we are talking about. Remember the thread about the African American lady that got 20 years for firing a warning shot in her home at her abusing POS husband? That was Corey's handiwork.

The State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it was not self defense. They failed miserably.