Quote Originally Posted by CathyA View Post
Alan..........so is the manslaughter charge out too? I thought that changing your charge to a lesser charge, would be not allowed. If the prosecution would be allowed to do that, wouldn't the defense have to agree to allow that? I thought it had to stay what you initially wanted to charge.
From the New York Times:

"On Thursday, the judge, Debra S. Nelson, said the jury would also be able to consider manslaughter as a lesser charge. This charge is typically included in Florida murder cases if either side requests it. Manslaughter with a firearm carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/us...charge.html?hp

By the way, "purple drank" has been around for 13 years. It's commonly known in law enforcement.