Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Katr Steinle's killer found not guilty. Incredible. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/30/kate-steinle-s-accused-killer-found-not-guilty-murder.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,164 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 The ballistics evidence made it clear this wasn't murder. I'd have thought the involuntary manslaughter charge was appropriate, but I wasn't on the jury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,164 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2017/11/30/lied-kate-steinle-case/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,508 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Having read that, I too think the murder charge was probably too much. Involuntary manslaughter certainly should have been applied IMO. And this guy needs to spend a lot of time in jail for sneaking back into this country at least 5 times after deportation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,673 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hell, if you hit somebody accidentally with your car you are subject to be convicted for involuntary manslaughter. This verdict is disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,164 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 hour ago, TitanTiger said: Having read that, I too think the murder charge was probably too much. Involuntary manslaughter certainly should have been applied IMO. And this guy needs to spend a lot of time in jail for sneaking back into this country at least 5 times after deportation. To expand on the article, it doesn't matter whether the prosecutor gives a jury the option of a lesser included offense, like manslaughter. It matters how it was argued to the jury. Did the prosecutor press that point? It's not rare for prosecutors to choose the level of offense they want and argue hard for it, to the point of de-emphasizing the other charges out of concern the jury will convict on the lesser charge because it's easier to decide. It would not shock me if the prosecutor didn't forcefully make the "even if it was an accident" argument, looking to avoid the manslaughter charge entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,164 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 30 minutes ago, Mikey said: Hell, if you hit somebody accidentally with your car you are subject to be convicted for involuntary manslaughter. This verdict is disgusting. Patterico is a veteran homicide prosecutor, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Maybe the feds will get his ass. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/01/doj-weighing-federal-charges-in-kate-steinle-murder-case-after-not-guilty-verdict.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,415 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Mikey said: Hell, if you hit somebody accidentally with your car you are subject to be convicted for involuntary manslaughter. This verdict is disgusting. I think that's the point. It's wasn't murder, legally speaking, but that's the only case the prosecutor tried to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Way to go DOJ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/01/doj-files-arrest-warrant-for-illegal-immigrant-acquitted-in-kate-steinle-case.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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