The Oakland Tribune, April 30, 2010 by Paul T. Rosynsky
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14984803
If manslaughter remains an option, the jury could find Mehserle guilty of the crime but with a lesser penalty. Without manslaughter as an option, the jury will be forced to make a stark choice resulting in a longer prison term or no prison term at all, said Jonathan Simon, a professor at UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law. “This will force a choice,” Simon said. “It’s high-gain, high-risk.”