"it's either murder 2 or nothing"

I think (but could be out to lunch) that the prosecution states the charge (ie murder 1, 2 or MS) but the defense can offer a guilty plea to a lesser charge 'in the interest of saving time and money for the people represented by the court'. (This can happen at anytime before the defense feels it will lose the case, at which point the prosecution will refuse any offers.) But here we're talking about Florida. Remember that when Anita Bryant was the spokesinger [I thought that was pretty good but no applause needed or necessary] for Florida citrus growers, her child lost a tooth and the tooth fairy didn't leave a dollar under the kid's pillow.

I have read more bullshit on this thread than on any threads I have read in quite some time. There was a time in American jurisprudence when it was considered ok to talk about it all but not put it in print--allegations of a person's guilt or innocence--and we've seen lots of that. Money saver I guess because once we get it decided, we can dispense with the trial. It feels like some badly reflected image of Harper Lee's book.

In short, Gentlemen, please . . . !