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Kate Steinle Case Draws To A Close

(Right to left) Brad Steinle, Liz Sullivan and Jim Steinle, the family of Kate Steinle who was killed by an undocumented immigrant, look on during a news conference on Sept. 1, 2015 in San Francisco, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
(Right to left) Brad Steinle, Liz Sullivan and Jim Steinle, the family of Kate Steinle who was killed by an undocumented immigrant, look on during a news conference on Sept. 1, 2015 in San Francisco, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Closing arguments begin Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing Kate Steinle. The case has drawn national attention because the man charged was in the country illegally after being deported five times. But for jurors, the main question is whether they believe the defense’s argument that the gun fired accidentally.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Alex Emslie (@SFNewsReporter), criminal justice reporter at KQED.

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