DOJ considering bringing charges against man found not guilty in Kate Steinle's murder

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Justice Department is considering bringing federal charges against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the man found not guilty in Kate Steinle's murder Thursday night, DOJ spokesperson Sarah Flores told CNN.

Following last night's not guilty verdict by a California jury in San Francisco resident Steinle's murder, the DOJ is weighing whether it will take a separate action in bringing charges against Garcia Zarate. All available federal options are on the table, CNN is told.

Garcia Zarate, an undocumented immigrant, was acquitted of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges, as well as assault with a deadly weapon by a jury, although the Mexican citizen was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, which could bring a three-year sentence.

Prosecutors had argued Garcia Zarate intentionally shot Steinle, 32, with a Sig Sauer .40-caliber handgun as she and her father walked on San Francisco's Pier 14. But Garcia Zarate's defense attorney said the shooting was accidental and the bullet ricocheted off the ground and traveled about 80 feet before hitting Steinle.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/doj-considering-bringing-charges-against-man-found-not-guilty-in-kate-steinles-murder/ar-BBG184Y?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

[Me.]

1. Does Double Jeopardy Ring A Bell With Those Entrusted With Justice

[dalton99a]

3. There is a 'dual sovereignty doctrine' exception

One can be charged twice in different states - or in both a state and federal court - for the same crime (if the crime violated the laws of the jurisdictions involved, of course)

[WillowTree]

4. Depends on what they want to actually charge him with at the Federal level.

[spanone]

2. the 'president' using the DOJ as his personal prosecutor

[mythology]

5. That's not fair to Jeff Sessions' long standing racism

He is the same piece of trash who sued black voters under the Voting Rights Act and was deemed too racist for the national stage in the 1980s.