Senate to Interrogate Border Agents' Prosecutor ; Sutton Gave 'Credence' to Drug Smuggler Over Two Law Officers

The Washington Times › July 17, 2007

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A Senate hearing today into the convictions of two U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot a fleeing drug-smuggling suspect is expected to spark heated debate as the U.S. attorney who brought the charges defends the prosecutions.

U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee that a jury in Texas heard all the evidence against agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean in their shooting of Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila and ruled it was not justified.

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Senate to Interrogate Border Agents' Prosecutor ; Sutton Gave 'Credence' to Drug Smuggler Over Two Law Officers

"This case is not about illegal immigration but the rule of law," said Mr. Sutton. "After a 2 1/2-week jury trial, these former agents were...

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