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Originally Posted by Canehdianman
My understanding is that they can aim for 2nd degree murder, but the jury/judge can convict on manslaughter if it fails to meet the threshold for 2nd degree (but does meet the threshold for manslaughter).
Basically, if he is found not guilty of 2nd degree murder, he can still be found guilty of manslaughter.
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This is correct. You can always go down to a lesser charge, you cannot go up to a more serious one.