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Criminal

Mar. 29, 2018

U.S. attorney rejects Zarate's vindictive prosecution claim

Federal prosecutors pursuing Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the Mexican national accused of murdering Kate Steinle in 2015, contended that there is no merit to his attorney’s claims of vindictive prosecution.

U.S. attorney rejects Zarate's vindictive prosecution claim
Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is arraigned in connection with the death of Kate Steinle, in San Francisco, July 7, 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal prosecutors pursuing gun charges against a Mexican national accused of murdering a woman on a San Francisco pier in 2015 contended in a court filing there is no merit to the defense's claim of vindictive prosecution.

Jose Ines Garcia-Zarate faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and being an illegal alien in possession of a gun. A state court jury found him not guilty of murdering Kate Ste...

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