SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Latest on closing arguments in the San Francisco pier shooting murder trial (all times local):
11:20 a.m.
Jurors in the trial of a Mexican man accused of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that touched off a national immigration debate will be prohibited from viewing social media while they deliberate.
Matt Gonzalez, second from left, chief attorney of the San Francisco Public Defenders Office, walks to a courtroom Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in San Francisco. Attorneys are set to begin their final arguments Monday in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate accused of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that touched off a national immigration debate. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Samuel Feng also reminded the six-woman, six-man jury on Monday that they cannot read newspapers.
The jurors have been hearing the case of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate.
He is accused of killing Kate Steinle in 2015 after city officials released him from custody under San Francisco’s “sanctuary city” policy.
Garcia Zarate does not deny the shooting but his attorney argues the gun went off accidentally. Prosecutors say he purposely pulled the trigger.
The jury is expected to get the case later Monday after lawyers make their closing arguments.
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12:25 a.m.
Closing arguments are set to begin in the trial of a Mexican man accused of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that touched off a national immigration debate.
Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is accused of killing Kate Steinle in 2015. He does not deny the shooting but his attorney argues a gun he found went off accidentally.
Prosecutors say Garcia Zarate pointed the gun at Steinle and purposely pulled the trigger.
A jury of six men and six women will hear closing arguments from both sides starting Monday.
The case sparked a fierce immigration debate because city officials released Garcia Zarate because of San Francisco’s “sanctuary city” policy.
He had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation.
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, right, arrives at a courthouse Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in San Francisco. Attorneys are set to begin their final arguments Monday in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate accused of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that touched off a national immigration debate. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Jim Steinle and Liz Sullivan, right, the parents of Kate Steinle, walk to a court room for closing arguments in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate accused of killing their daughter, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in San Francisco. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when Kate Steinle was fatally shot in the back while walking with her father on the pier. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Jim Steinle, center, and Liz Sullivan, right, the parents of Kate Steinle, walk to a court room for closing arguments in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate accused of killing their daughter, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in San Francisco. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when Kate Steinle was fatally shot in the back while walking with her father on the pier. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
San Francisco Deputy District Attorney Diana Garcia walk to a courtroom for closing arguments in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate accused of killing Kate Steinle, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in San Francisco. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when Kate Steinle was fatally shot in the back while walking with her father on the pier. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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