It’s also not uncommon for a prosecutor to shoot for higher murder charges to secure a plea on a lower classification and save on efforts in a trial and keep conviction rates high. The same thing often happens for drug distribution > possession > usage cases.
When your priority is counting bullet holes as a doctor performs triage on your victim a case can be made for 1st degree murder.
They also had an altercation with Pretti a week or so before. So there’s a case for something like retribution here.
It’s also not uncommon for a prosecutor to shoot for higher murder charges to secure a plea on a lower classification and save on efforts in a trial and keep conviction rates high. The same thing often happens for drug distribution > possession > usage cases.