Comments by "GH1618" (@GH-oi2jf) on "Ashley Benefield Sentencing: Judge Denies Downward Departure" video.

  1. I think you are overanalysing her demeanor. It just is what it is.
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  2. A lesser included is part of the higher charge. The verdict on 2nd degree is "not guilty" if not all the elements of the charge have been proven, but if the elements which have been proven are the elements for manslaughter, then the verdict is "guilty" for manslaughter. That is just the way it works.
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  3. The judge must listen to everything.
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