{"id":96702,"date":"2018-03-16T19:02:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T23:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=96702"},"modified":"2018-03-16T19:02:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T23:02:11","slug":"illegal-alien-acquitted-of-murdering-kate-steinle-sues-feds-for-vindictive-prosecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=96702","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien Acquitted of Murdering Kate Steinle Sues Feds for ‘Vindictive Prosecution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Associated Press<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

by JOEL B. POLLAK
\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n

Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, the illegal alien acquitted last year of murdering 32-year-old Kate Steinle in July 2015, has sued the federal government, demanding that it produce documents \u201cpertaining to vindictive prosecution and collusion\u201d with the state government in its prosecution against him.<\/h2>\n
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In November, a San Francisco jury found Garcia-Zarate\u00a0not guilty<\/a>\u00a0of murdering Steinle, agreeing that although he had the gun from which the fatal shot was fired, the discharge could have been accidental.<\/p>\n

The jury did convict Garcia-Zarate of felony possession of a weapon. He had seven previous felony convictions and had been deported five times before finding \u201csanctuary\u201d on the streets of San Francisco, a noted \u201csanctuary city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The federal government immediately\u00a0issued<\/a>\u00a0a warrant for Garcia-Zarate\u2019s arrest for violating the terms of his 2015 federal prison release. It then\u00a0charged<\/a>\u00a0him with federal crimes \u2014 \u201cfor being a felon in possession of a firearm\u00a0and ammunition,\u00a0and for being an\u00a0illegally\u00a0present alien in possession of a firearm\u00a0and ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n

As reported by\u00a0CourthouseNews.com<\/a>, Garcia-Zarate is alleging \u201cthat federal agencies colluded with the San Francisco police, district attorney\u2019s office and sheriff\u2019s office\u201d and that he is being subjected to double jeopardy \u2014 being tried for the same crime twice.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0motion<\/a>, filed Tuesday, Garcia-Zarate\u2019s attorney complains: \u201cAlmost immediately after the death of Ms. Steinle, then presidential candidate Donald Trump began to use Mr. Garcia-Zarate as the symbol of the dangers of illegal immigrants and the need for a wall between the United States and Mexico.\u201d The attorney also cites several tweets by President Donald Trump as proof that his client is being subjected to unfair treatment.<\/p>\n

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A disgraceful verdict in the Kate Steinle case! No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)\u00a0December 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The federal charges that follows, the attorney argues, violate Garcia-Zarate\u2019s rights to due process: \u201cThough broken up into two counts, these allegations address the exact same conduct as that for which he was convicted in San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n

To prove his case of \u201cvindictive prosecution\u201d and collusion between state and federal law enforcement, Garcia-Zarate is demanding all records of communication between federal, state, and local law enforcement about the case.<\/p>\n

Ironically, California is currently battling the federal government over state laws that restrict cooperation and communication between state and local government with federal immigration officials.<\/p>\n

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