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Garcia Zarate not guilty of murder

Trial with major political implications is huge loss for DA.

Tim Redmond
By Tim Redmond

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A San Francisco jury found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of murder today. He was found guilty only of the charge of possessing a firearm. We will have more details later this evening.

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Tim Redmond
Tim Redmond
Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. He is the founder of 48hills.
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