If I read correctly it was part of a plea deal. Prosecution probably thought they couldn't secure a conviction unless they copped to a lesser sentence, so they

If I read correctly it was part of a plea deal. Prosecution probably thought they couldn't secure a conviction unless they copped to a lesser sentence, so they bullshit them into taking it. That said... I wonder if the deceased's estate has filed a civil suit against this jerk? Would serve him right to lose everything he's got.