Cop’s testimony, judge’s instructions influenced outcome of case

(AP) — The killing of Sonya Massey in her home by an Illinois sheri_’s deputy was pursued by prosecutors as a first-degree murder case with a possible life prison sentence. Then the judge gave the jury another option when deliberations began this week.

Sean Grayson was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder, a lesser charge with less severe consequences.

Massey’s family was outraged by the v…