[calcowgirl]

Facts are your friend. They were convicted on March 8, not August.

Those are news accounts OF the trial--from reporters that ATTENDED the trial and heard the testimony.


http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txw/press_releases/2006/Compean.con.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Western District of Texas

Johnny Sutton, U.S. Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 8, 2006

TWO U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENTS CONVICTED OF ASSAULT CHARGES United States Attorney Johnny Sutton announced that a federal jury in El Paso this afternoon convicted two U.S. Border Patrol agents on charges associated with a February 2005 shooting incident. The jury convicted Ignacio Ramos (a.k.a. “Nacho”) and Jose Alonso Compean with assault with serious bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and a civil rights charge. Compean and Ramos were also convicted of four counts and two counts, respectively, of obstruction of justice. The jury acquitted both defendants of assault with intent to commit murder.

(snip)

[1rudeboy]

Thanks for reminding me that facts are my friend. Looks like the agents claimed they saw a gun, but just couldn't testify when they saw it or where with regard to the shooting, and the jury believed the prosecution.

As an aside, if there was a gun, what would compel Compean and Ramos not to mention it to the other agents that responded? Isn't that kind of dangerous?