 I don't really care how it always is in Massachusetts. I care about whether or not it's appropriate. It's appropriate. Different things. It's appropriate. Let me make my argument, if you were my judge, why it's not appropriate. The defense crew arguing with Judge Beverly Canone there, who agrees to adjust the verdict form to make not guilty a clearer option for the panel. Reed faces second-degree murder charges for starters. A guilty verdict there carries a life sentence with the opportunity of parole, but the jury will also weigh two other lesser charges as well.