The fact that he grabbed him from behind and wouldn't stop even when people said Neely was limp is a problem. Neely had no weapon and the people defending the killer lover bringing up Neely's past. Killer already has $600k in defense money. PatheticHis legal team problem is that he's an active military professional with various forms of training under his belt..
He will be judged based upon the fact he is meant to understand more than anyone else the limits of force acting upon a human body to achieve either a subdue or death.
The severity of the final outcome must measure up to the severity of the first act.
Did he wrestle a man waving a knife or gun?
He saw a golden opportunity when he saw a vulnerable Black man behaving erratically and he went in for the kill..same as the police do.