12-06-2016, 04:17 PM
I saw this comment on Reddit, in case anyone was wondering about this:
Quote:[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]To everyone asking why it isn't a murder charge: in Louisiana, 2nd degree murder is still premeditated (by premeditation, I mean there's specific intent to kill) murder. So they don't have evidence to prove this was anything more than crime of passion, making it manslaughter by state law. It has nothing to do with manslaughter being easier to get a conviction[/color]