Legal expert explains why jurors acquitted shooter in Kate Steinle case

Byby Juan Carlos Guerrero KGO logo
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Legal expert explains why jurors acquitted shooter in Kate Steinle case
Legal Analyst John Creighton explains why the jury had a hard time even convicting Garcia Zarate on the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Outrage. Shock. Anger. Sadness.

Those are just some of the reactions to the verdict in the Kate Steinle case.

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was found not guilty Thursday of killing the 32-year-old woman as she walked with her dad on Pier 14 in July 1, 2015.

Legal Analyst John Creighton explains why the jury had a hard time even convicting Garcia Zarate on the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

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