when i said police i was talking about the entire justice system. I wasnt trying to be specific. What your talking about has nothing to do the point I was making.....If you read my post, i was clearly talking about the investigation and EVERYTHING involved in this investigation when i used the broad word
everything. I think it was clear what i was talking about.
anyway, the prosecutors and the police detectives communicate on charges and then plea deals in investigations such as these. They work TOGETHER. Depending on the level of criminal responsibilities by individuals in these investigations...the people with the lowest level of responsibility are dropped from being a target and are given plea deals.
Someone found to be highly responsible in something such as this would not be given the opportunity to plead down to a
misdemeanor, (not if the shooter is found by the police to be a part of that person's crew, like you stated, and was asked to shoot someone by that person, like you stated)...They conducted an extensive investigation obviously and they dropped Jones from being a target in the investigation so they could use Jones to find the responsible party.
fyi, if you want to get technical...when the prosecutors determine charges and then plea deals (again, after communicating with the police detectives). It is the JUDGE that actually accepts plea deals, not the prosecutors. The prosecutors determine it, but only after communicating with, and working with the police detectives.