Prosecutors had argued that Garcia Zarate intentionally fired a stolen gun when he struck Steinle with a bullet. The case became a lightning rod for Trump and others in the push to halt illegal immigration and penalise so-called sanctuary cities, including San Francisco. Such cities often do not use municipal funds or resources to enforce federal immigration laws. Before the shooting, Garcia Zarate had been released from a San Francisco jail despite a request by immigration authorities that he be detained for deportation. “There was a tremendous amount of misinformation that was spread about this case from day one,” San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi told reporters outside the courtroom.

Source: bd News24 December 01, 2017 03:00 UTC