Sessions blasts sanctuary cities after Kate Steinle murder trial ruling [View all]

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Source: The Hill




BY JOSH DELK - 11/30/17 09:02 PM EST

Attorney General Jeff Session blasted so-called sanctuary cities late Thursday after a San Francisco jury acquitted an illegal immigrant charged with the 2015 murder of 32-year-old Kate Steinle.

“When jurisdictions choose to return criminal aliens to the streets rather than turning them over to federal immigration authorities, they put the public’s safety at risk," Sessions said in a statement.

Sessions's comments came after a jury for the Superior Court of San Francisco acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate of the fatal shooting of Steinle. Zarate had previously been deported five times.

The court found Zarate not guilty of first or second-degree murder or assault with a firearm, but convicted him of being a felon with a firearm, for which he will be sentenced at a future date.

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Defense attorney in Steinle case: Jury's verdict 'should be respected'

BY BRANDON CARTER - 11/30/17 09:44 PM EST

The attorney representing the undocumented immigrant found not guilty of the murder of Kate Steinle issued a statement after the verdict aimed squarely at President Trump, Vice President Pence and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying the jury's verdict “should be respected.”

“For those who might criticize this verdict – there are a number of people who have commented on this case in the last couple of years; the Attorney General of the United States and the President and Vice President of the United States,” defense attorney Matt Gonzalez said, according to a local CBS affiliate.

“Let me just remind them: they are themselves under investigation by a special prosecutor in Washington D.C. and they may soon avail themselves of the presumption of innocence beyond a reasonable doubt, so I ask that they reflect on that before they comment or disparage the results of this case.” A jury for the Superior Court of San Francisco acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate Wednesday of the fatal shooting of Steinle. Zarate, who was in the US illegally at the time of the shooting, had previously been deported five times.

The court found Zarate not guilty of first or second-degree murder or assault with a firearm, but convicted him of being a felon with a firearm, for which he will be sentenced at a future date.

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