DQ #7: You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury s

DQ #7: You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury system. An elderly man has administered a lethal dose of sleeping pills to his wife, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He calmly turned himself in to the police department and the case is on the front page of the paper. It is entirely up to you whether to charge his with murder. What do you do? What criteria did you use to arrive at your decision?
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