SmartMuffin posted...
They're REALLY reaching with second degree murder. No chance he gets convicted. I assume the government is hoping he gets murdered in prison and it never gets that far or something.
Yeah, this is old, but I may as well say it.
I think the prosecutor is gambling. She'll get a manslaughter charge one way or the other, but she's trying to intimidate Zimmerman with the possibility of life in prison. If this works, then she'll cut a deal with him that involves a guilty plea to manslaughter. It avoids a trial, and quells the public outrage.