Fountain of Knowledge

I agree with Light, however...

If Alan had a good lawyer, who knew how to play well off a jury, Alan could get off. He'd still be charged, and in a case like this it would probably make the media and that would make the trial ever more difficult - that's something to keep in mind from a social point of view - these days any high profile murder case makes the media, so he'd be tried on camera before he even made it to a court room. That could impact his career and other aspects of his life, too. It could go either way there - negative or positive. But even if he did spend a couple of years in jail for second degree murder, given he cirucmstances he'd probably be eligble for parole in under 2 years.