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A Texas jury convicted the pair of 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 violation. Compean and Ramos also were convicted of four counts and two counts, respectively, of obstruction of justice for not reporting that their weapons had been fired.

Defending the border... pursuing drug smugglers... these are "crimes of violence???

The jury acquitted both men of assault with intent to commit murder. But the conviction for discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence requires a minimum 10-year prison sentence. The sentences for the other convictions vary.

Unbelievable--they charged them with murder???

Kanof bristled when asked about the Rene Sanchez/Aldrete-Davila connection. "It's an unconscionable accusation that Sanchez is associated with a drug dealer"...

No, Ms. Kanof--what is unconsionable is that instead of setting up a sting operation to go after the drug smugglers and those who allegedly wanted to go on a Border Patrol killing spree, you chose to paint this as some sort of intentional murder mission by what appear to be fine officers of the BP.

...they broke Border Patrol rules about discharging their weapons and preserving a crime scene.

So give them the five day suspension.

The smuggler was given full immunity to testify against the agents and complete medical care at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, in El Paso.

How many pounds of Marijuana was that again?

...immunity granted to Aldrete-Davila and the other agents in exchange for testifying against Ramos and Compean.

Why did the other agents need immunity? Were they complicit in the drug smuggling? Did they also not follow procedure?