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California Appeals Court Strikes Down Gun Conviction of Kate Steinle Shooter

August 30, 2019 8:09 pmAugust 30, 2019 8:23 pm

California’s First District Court of Appeals has reversed the gun conviction of Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, who was previously acquitted of murder in the July 1, 2015 shooting of Kate Steinle, 32, on a San Francisco pier. The court ruled that...

California Supreme Prejudice

March 20, 2019 6:54 pmMarch 25, 2019 12:58 pm

“Thanks to Governor Brown, who breathed new life into the judiciary with 600 plus judicial appointments, 200 of those in his final year. In the last year, these new appointees self-report that 41 percent are non-white and over half of...

Governor’s Murderer Reprieve Trumps Voters, Trashes Crime Victims

March 13, 2019 2:43 pmMarch 13, 2019 2:44 pm

As the Sacramento Bee reported, California Governor Gavin Newsom “plans to sign an executive order Wednesday morning granting reprieves to all 737 Californians awaiting executions.” The governor’s action comes “three years after California voters rejected an initiative to end the...