If he had killed the other kids in the car, he would have gone free. The murder charge was a mistrial. Just think about that for a minute.He's going away for life. Who cares what he is convicted of.
LOL @ nikkas still complaining even though his old ass is going to prison for a good while
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That's not the point you idiot.
But anyway it's obvious you came in here to troll posting a Zimmerman gif.
I think it was a fair and balanced trial with great results :bayer:
The prosecution already said there going for the murder 1 chargeAlthough it might not logically make sense, attempted murder and murder are two completely different crimes with different burden of proofs depending on what state you are in. Attempted murder was easy to prove because of the reckless nature (shooting 10 rounds into a car) of the act.
First degree murder is a lot harder to prove. It likely requires to prove that the guy planned this shooting out, had time to think about his consequences, and follow through. I'm not sure about Florida but most states have it where you have to be charged with the crime you get convicted of (meaning if the state couldn't prove 1st degree murder then he's off on that charge, it won't get dropped down to 2nd degree murder or anything else). The state probably should have gone with 2nd degree murder or manslaughter.
But either way like some other posters said it really is of inconsequence because he's going to die in prison. 75 or 150 years doesn't really matter, i'm sure thats what the prosecution is thinking.