Keith Lollis, aka Keith Gains, was the driver in a 1986 double murder motivated by a feud over drug turf, but his conviction was overturned due to a change in the state's felony murder rule.
Tamia Foster, 23, accepted a three-year prison term with a chance to avoid incarceration altogether, and will not be required to testify against her co-defendants.
The prosecutor blamed problems of proof, but the county's probation office is actively encouraging a judge to reject the plea deal and advocate for a "significant prison sentence."