Kate Steinle Killer Found Not Guilty

[Pb]

Necro.

Time served on the gun charge. I doubt any of us would get a break like that.

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2018/01/05/this-is-a-disgrace-notice-anything-missing-from-this-ap-tweet-about-kate-steinles-killer/

So they are releasing him immediately???   

[Ben]

So they are releasing him immediately???   

Unsure. However, AFAIK, the gun charge was the last charge outstanding. He got off on all other charges.

[230RN]

...It looks like there was a local "felon carrying a gun" charge which was dropped*, but now the feds are going after him on a federal "felon carrying a gun" charge...

Did I get that right?

Terry

* Or a time served punishment or whatever...

[TommyGunn]

So they are releasing him immediately???   

He's been rendered into federal custody,  last I heard.

[Ben]

I shouldn't be surprised, but this guy now has a gaggle of lawyers and is suing the government for "vindictive prosecution". I'd love to follow the money on this one.

[Angel Eyes]

Unsure. However, AFAIK, the gun charge was the last charge outstanding. He got off on all other charges.

Thread necro:  defendant gets off on the gun charge too:

https://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/articleComments/Court-reverses-sole-conviction-in-San-Francisco-14403394.php

[Hawkmoon]

Grrr ...

Prosecutors argued that the jury instruction lapse was harmless because Garcia-Zarate admitted firing the gun and experts said he couldn't do so without pulling the trigger.

The court disagreed, saying the jury's verdict showed they rejected the prosecution theory that the shooting was intentional or even negligent and they had asked the judge to define possession and whether there was a time requirement for possession.

He held a gun in his hand, he pulled the trigger, and someone died as a direct result. If that's not at least manslaughter, how is that NOT negligent?

[TommyGunn]

While this stinks ... and the original case stinks ... this cretin is still facing federal gun charges,  so he won't go free.





Unless James Comey gets involved .....

[Hawkmoon]

While this stinks ... and the original case stinks ... this cretin is still facing federal gun charges,  so he won't go free.

Wanna bet?

[Ben]

I hate to pull the race card, but can't help but wonder if this would have happened if he were an old white guy. Or heck, a young black guy. This really seems to be an "All (illegal) immigrants are saints" thing.

One might very well wonder if this isn't being orchestrated behind the scenes. If you're playing with a gun in a public place, it should at the very least be negligence.

[Ben]

You know, it has been a while, so I went back and reread the whole thread. A post by Ladysmith stood out. Had he actually shot the seal, as he claimed he was trying to do, he would have already been convicted of more serious charges than he's facing at this point.

[Boomhauer]

Again, as I said in a post a month or so ago, *expletive deleted*ck the “justice” system and “The rule of law”

[Andiron]

Again, as I said in a post a month or so ago, *expletive deleted*ck the “justice” system and “The rule of law”

QFT.

Do they want vigilance committees?  Because this is how you get em.

[TommyGunn]

Wanna bet?

Not really .....

[Jocassee]

Isn't it fascinating that the elites want to use red flag laws to take guns away for posting memes but they can't manage to convict an actual murderer?

[MechAg94]

Isn't it fascinating that the elites want to use red flag laws to take guns away for posting memes but they can't manage to convict an actual murderer?

Gun control and failing to convict or punish criminals always seem to go hand in hand don't they. 

[kgbsquirrel]

Gun control and failing to convict or punish criminals always seem to go hand in hand don't they. 

How else are you supposed to create the violent chaos needed to take away liberty and enslave entire nations?