CONVICTION OVERTURNED CA - Kathryn 'Kate' Steinle, 32, fatally shot, Pier 14, San Francisco, 1 July 2015

[JerseyGirl]

Defense attorneys seek new trial in Kate Steinle shooting case

https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Defense-attorneys-seek-new-trial-in-Kate-Steinle-12431949.php

 

[JerseyGirl]

The undocumented Mexican immigrant acquitted of murder and manslaughter in the controversial death of 32-year-old Kate Steinle is due back in San Francisco Superior Court this week for a sentencing hearing.

Judge Samuel K. Feng is scheduled to sentence 45-year-old Jose Ines Garcia Zarate on Friday for the only conviction jurors returned against the defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/undocumented-immigrant-appear-sentencing-kate-steinle-trial/

 

[neesaki]

God help us all, this case is sickening and this murder should have never happened, <modsnip - political > Did I say murder? Yes, that&#8217;s exactly what I said because that&#8217;s exactly what it was. Jmo

 

[JerseyGirl]

http://www.sfexaminer.com/judge-del...shooter-supreme-court-threatens-dismiss-case/

Judge delays trial of Kate Steinle’s shooter as Supreme Court threatens to dismiss case

A judge delayed the second trial in San Francisco of the undocumented man found not guilty of murder for shooting Kate Steinle, citing an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could dismiss the federal case.

 

[MooseMeMuch]

oh good grief.....if he'd been the driver for someone who murdered someone...in TX you can get the death penalty! But this scum could possible walk free in a few years? Makes zero sense.
<modsnip - political>

 

[JerseyGirl]

Dismissal Upheld In Lawsuit By Kate Steinle Family Against Former San Francisco Sheriff

A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a negligence claim against the city of San Francisco and a former sheriff by the parents of a woman killed by a bullet from a gun held by an undocumented immigrant.

But the lawsuit still retains a claim against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that the parents can seek to take to trial.

Kate Steinle case: Parents can't sue 'sanctuary city' for failing to tell immigration officials about shooter's release - CNN

 

[Tillicum]

California appeals court overturns sole conviction in Kate Steinle death

A California state appeals court Friday overturned the lone conviction against an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015, a case which drew national attention and became a flashpoint in the debate over illegal immigration.

Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, who was in the U.S. illegally had been deported to his native Mexico five times, was acquitted in November 2017 of first and second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and assault with a semi-automatic weapon. He was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

During jury deliberations, jury members asked the court for the definition of possession and if there was a time requirement for possession. The defense argued during the appeal that the trial court failed to instruct the jury that it could acquit Garcia-Zarate because he only possessed the gun for a moment.

On Friday, the First Appellate Court of Appeals in California, in a 3-0 decision, agreed with that defense.
Conviction overturned for undocumented immigrant charged in death of Kate Steinle

 

[JerseyGirl]

SF prosecutors ‘step aside’ as federal case moves to trial in Kate Steinle shooting - The San Francisco Examiner

A federal court jury will now have to decide whether Garcia Zarate should be convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and being an “alien” in possession of a firearm. The U.S. Attorney’s Office obtained an indictment against Garcia Zarate after the verdict in state court.

The federal trial is scheduled to begin next month.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Judge mulls Kate Steinle shooter’s competency to stand trial - The San Francisco Examiner

 

[Gardenista]

Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Weapons, Immigration Charges in 2017 Shooting Death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco

 

[MajorHoople]

Illegal immigrant accused of 2015 shooting of Kate Steinle in SF pleads guilty to weapons offenses | Daily Mail Online

"The illegal Mexican immigrant who was acquitted in the 2015 shooting of 32-year-old Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier, after having been deported five times, has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing the gun that killed her, in a case that outraged the nation.

Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, 51, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty on Monday to being a felon in possession of a firearm and being in the United States illegally while in possession of a firearm. He faces up to 10 years in prison per count, plus three years of supervised release. He's currently detained in federal custody in California.

Garcia-Zarate's guilty plea comes seven years after he fatally shot Steinle in the back as she walked along Pier 40 with her father and a family friend in 2015. He had claimed the shooting was accidental and that he was handling a handgun he found wrapped in a T-shirt under a bench on the pier when it accidentally fired."

"He was released under San Francisco's so-called sanctuary city policy that barred local law enforcement officials from cooperating with most federal immigration investigations."

 

[mickey2942]

Illegal immigrant accused of 2015 shooting of Kate Steinle in SF pleads guilty to weapons offenses | Daily Mail Online

"The illegal Mexican immigrant who was acquitted in the 2015 shooting of 32-year-old Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier, after having been deported five times, has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing the gun that killed her, in a case that outraged the nation.

Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, 51, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty on Monday to being a felon in possession of a firearm and being in the United States illegally while in possession of a firearm. He faces up to 10 years in prison per count, plus three years of supervised release. He's currently detained in federal custody in California.

Garcia-Zarate's guilty plea comes seven years after he fatally shot Steinle in the back as she walked along Pier 40 with her father and a family friend in 2015. He had claimed the shooting was accidental and that he was handling a handgun he found wrapped in a T-shirt under a bench on the pier when it accidentally fired."

"He was released under San Francisco's so-called sanctuary city policy that barred local law enforcement officials from cooperating with most federal immigration investigations."

Sure, why should law enforcement officials cooperate? It is so much better to obfuscate the law.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Illegal immigrant sentenced to time served in Kate Steinle killing

A California federal judge on Monday sentenced the Mexican man acquitted of murder in the 2015 shooting death of a woman on a San Francisco pier to the seven years he’s already spent in jail - bringing to a legal close the case that ignited a national firestorm over immigration, crime and...

www.washingtontimes.com