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Kate Steinle shooting: Defense wants gun-possession conviction tossed as well
SFGate.com ^ | 12-04-2017

Posted on 12/04/2017 5:29:36 PM PST by KJC1

Defense attorneys who won acquittal for a homeless undocumented immigrant on murder, manslaughter and assault charges in the shooting of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco Bay pier will seek to have the sole conviction in the case dismissed as well, they said Monday.

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Now the defense says the conviction is inconsistent with the jury’s larger acquittal. If the panel believed Steinle may have been killed by an accidental discharge, lawyers assert, Garcia Zarate should not be held responsible for possessing the weapon — even though he threw it in the bay as Steinle lay dying.

Matt Gonzalez of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, the lead attorney in the case, said he will appeal the charge at some point after Garcia Zarate’s Dec. 14 sentencing in Superior Court. Gonzalez said his appeal will contend jurors should have been told that “momentary” possession of a gun is not necessarily a crime.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; katesteinle; sanfrancisco
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Next will be a certified letter from Matt Gonzalez to the Steinle family stating proudly that he could not care less about their daughter being shot and killed in our city. Furthermore, he will add that he hopes the pain they feel will last a very long time.

1 posted on 12/04/2017 5:29:36 PM PST by KJC1
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To: KJC1

These attorneys need to vanish, never to be heard from again.

That would send a message.

L


2 posted on 12/04/2017 5:31:33 PM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: KJC1

If he was “shooting at a sealion”, wouldn’t that violate the Endangered Species Act?


3 posted on 12/04/2017 5:32:55 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: KJC1

If conviction is inconsistent with the jury’s larger acquittal, then there is grounds for appeal to the California supreme court, the jury was confused and they get a retrial.


4 posted on 12/04/2017 5:33:55 PM PST by usual suspect
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To: KJC1

SF can choke on its own ****


5 posted on 12/04/2017 5:36:57 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: reg45

Yeah, but illegal alien scum buckets trump endangered animals.


6 posted on 12/04/2017 5:36:59 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (10% pure, flat income tax for everyone. No deductions, credits, or loopholes.)
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To: KJC1

Anything less than a key to the city is racist/s.


7 posted on 12/04/2017 5:40:43 PM PST by ebshumidors
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No, no.

Next will be asking for a letter of apology from the Steinle family for being such bigots and a demand that they pay for the pain and suffering of the perp.


8 posted on 12/04/2017 5:41:12 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: KJC1

Why isn’t this illegal alien
murderer with the Feds .

Where is this monster ?


9 posted on 12/04/2017 5:41:40 PM PST by ncalburt (l)
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To: KJC1

I hope they let him off.

I want to see 30-40 armed U.S. marshals take custody.
Throw in a tank or two too.


10 posted on 12/04/2017 5:41:51 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: KJC1

Since bouncing bullets into someone is now legal, perhaps this attorney should experience some legal activity.


11 posted on 12/04/2017 5:43:56 PM PST by DoughtyOne (McConnell / Ryan: Why pass Cons legislation when we can pass Leftist legislation for Leftists?)
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To: KJC1

So “gun laws are only for crackers”. K.


12 posted on 12/04/2017 5:44:12 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
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It would be Karma if the mayor and council members were shot by an illegal criminal.


13 posted on 12/04/2017 5:45:34 PM PST by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“Yeah, but illegal alien scum buckets trump endangered animals.”

Do like they always did with baby seals when hunting pelts. Whack them in the head with a baseball bat.


14 posted on 12/04/2017 5:45:50 PM PST by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: KJC1

Followed by a threat to sue them for a hate crime


15 posted on 12/04/2017 5:47:27 PM PST by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this taglineI)
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To: KJC1

Where is the Federal indictment. When that thug Rodney King was acquitted like this Mexican , bush indicted the police the next day. Why are we dilly dallying?


16 posted on 12/04/2017 5:47:32 PM PST by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall")
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To: Lurker

These demons with law degrees are as sick as their murderer buddy is.


17 posted on 12/04/2017 5:47:55 PM PST by alstewartfan (If you should leave me now A sudden wind will blow your mansion down. Al Stewart)
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He faces 15 years once the Feds nab him. Very good article here.

http://thefederalist.com/2017/12/04/jose-garcia-zarate-epitomizes-americas-broken-immigration-system/


18 posted on 12/04/2017 5:49:16 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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Uh, hey 'mat'----🖕🏻🦄💩
19 posted on 12/04/2017 5:49:18 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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This is all horrifying and I can’t imagine the pain Steinle’s family is feeling.

The only positive side to this is that in 2020 Progressives everywhere will realize that this travesty undid all the damage they worked so hard to do to Trump and helped to re-elect him.


20 posted on 12/04/2017 5:51:31 PM PST by Junk Silver ("It's a little hard to herd people onto trains when they're shooting at you." SirLurkedalot)
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