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Originally Posted by L-Pink
I don't like that someone can be found guilty of a lesser charge. That gives the jury an out which defeats the guilty/non-guilty purpose of a trial. The district attorney should pick a charge then ask the jury to decide guilty or not.
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I think this is why often the DA will pick the biggest charges they can and throw as many charges as possible at someone so they can always fall back to lesser charges.
I don't know if the jury can just come back and say, "guilty of manslaughter," but they do have an option for lower charges if they want.