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Oct. 18, 2017

San Francisco jury chosen in murder trial of Mexican in US illegally

In a case where hot-button politics are almost unavoidable, the judge and attorneys tried to keep their focus on the murder charges against the Mexican citizen who shot and killed Kate Steinle during jury selection.

How does a San Francisco County judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney choose a jury to determine the fate of a Mexican immigrant in the country without permission who is accused of killing Kate Steinle, the woman whose death galvanized the campaign of President Donald J. Trump?

Very carefully.

The courtroom was packed with prospective jurors, and it was so uncomfortably warm that Superior Court J...

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