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Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts) Fri Dec 1, 2017, 04:40 PM Dec 2017

Justice Department to Prosecute Killer of Kate Steinle After He Was Acquitted

By Petr Svab
December 1, 2017 2:57 pm Last Updated: December 1, 2017 3:00 pm

The Justice Department is looking into filing federal charges against the man who killed Kate Steinle in the summer two years ago.

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a Mexican man who is an illegal alien in the United States, was acquitted of Steinle’s murder and manslaughter on Thursday, Nov. 30. He was convicted on a lesser charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

He may now face federal charges for a felony re-entry or a felony violation of supervised release, hypothesized Sarah Isgur Flores, Justice Department spokeswoman, on Friday’s “Fox & Friends.”

“We will prosecute this to the fullest extent available in the law,” she said.

More:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/justice-department-to-prosecute-killer-of-kate-steinle-after-he-was-acquitted_2371246.html

LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141927583

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Justice Department to Prosecute Killer of Kate Steinle After He Was Acquitted (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2017 OP

Comes awfully close to being COLGATE4 Dec 2017 #1

A drunk driver who kills someone usually gets some jail time, so should a drunk shooter 4139 Dec 2017 #2

Then prosecute him/her for the drink driving, not some bullshit COLGATE4 Dec 2017 #3

So let's keep him in the country even longer at taxpayer expense??? VMA131Marine Dec 2017 #4

We have done that 6 times now. obliviously Dec 2017 #6

Yeah. First we'll give em a fair trial, then we'll hang um. padfun Dec 2017 #5

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

1. Comes awfully close to being

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 04:41 PM

Dec 2017

malicious prosecution, IMO.

4139

(1,893 posts)

2. A drunk driver who kills someone usually gets some jail time, so should a drunk shooter

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 04:44 PM

Dec 2017

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

3. Then prosecute him/her for the drink driving, not some bullshit

Reply to 4139 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 04:45 PM

Dec 2017

made-up Federal charge because you're pissed off that a jury didn't convict him.

VMA131Marine

(4,149 posts)

4. So let's keep him in the country even longer at taxpayer expense???

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 04:46 PM

Dec 2017

Plus the cost of another prosecution. I'm surprised that he wasn't convicted of manslaughter, but there is no second bite at that apple so I would have thought the expedient thing would be to get him out of the country and make him someone else's problem.

obliviously

(1,635 posts)

6. We have done that 6 times now.

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 05:22 PM

Dec 2017

How did that work? The war on women continues.

padfun

(1,787 posts)

5. Yeah. First we'll give em a fair trial, then we'll hang um.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 05:15 PM

Dec 2017

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