| Comment | Sometimes the lesser plea is a way of avoiding a long trial if the evidence is less than overwhelming.
From the prosecution's point of view, there's a risk that they could chase a murder charge, and lose because the bar is rightfully quite high for a conviction. For the defence, it's a sensible way out if there's a risk that a murder charge could stick.
This sort of law is often messy and many cases are far from black-and-white. |
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