Things were hyped up to a frenzy and the expectations of the public didn’t jibe with the reality in court. It’s a shame what - you’re not going to like this - the negative impact the tabloid right wing media has had on these cases.
Outside publicity is not supposed to be considered by a jury. We political junkies follow these kinds of cases. Most people have never heard of this guy or Kate Steinle. One of two things happened here. Either the prosecution put on a lame case or the jury should be put in jail themselves. Maybe both.
Juries convict loving parents who forgot and left toddlers in a hot car. How can they not convict an illegal alien drug dealer who shot a woman on Fisherman's Wharf?
