Most cases don't go to a jury and charges are amended down. A murder usually becomes manslaughter or something even less if the evidence is weak. Its true you have to do 85 percent for certain violent crimes since the law was changed to require that.
Most cases don't go to a jury and charges are amended down. A murder usually becomes manslaughter or something even less if the evidence is weak. Its true you have to do 85 percent for certain violent crimes since the law was changed to require that.