11-17-2016, 06:30 PM
In most states all manslaughter charges are lesser included charges of murder. The way it works is first the jury tries to convict on the highest charge. If they are unable to convict then they drop down to the next lesser included. They keep doing that until they get a unanimous decision.
It takes just one person to get s "hung jury".
It takes just one person to get s "hung jury".
