I've been incarcerated in Essex county jail in newark and I have seen on multiple occasions men cop out to ten years for murder.... Ten is not as common as 12-15. Newark is so fucked up that this is normal. Prosecutors often want a conviction without going to trial... So many bodies dropping and lack of witnesses willing to testify for fear of retaliation (keep in mind this is inner city shit not modern day OC) that they give a sweet deal. Doesn't help much when you hear guys saying how they can do 10-15 standing on their head if they got pinched for a body. Ten years with no body? I mean conspiracy is often worse. Didn't read the whole thing but pretty sure that was his charge. Premeditated shit rather than something that popped off in the street. I don't know... crime and punishment is a matter of opinion and as we know (and trust me Im not trying to start a fucking argument on what's right or wrong) everyone looks at this shit in a different way.