DePape was previously convicted in a federal trial for the 2022 assault.
David DePape in Berkeley, Calif., Dec. 13, 2013.A California jury has found David DePape guilty on all charges in the state trial over the hammer attack against Paul Pelosi, following his federal conviction for the 2022 assault, according to
During the trial, the judge dismissed three other charges DePape initially faced -- attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and elder abuse -- after the defense argued that the counts fell under double jeopardy following the defendant'sHis public defender had argued there was not enough evidence to convict DePape of threatening a family member of a public official and aggravated kidnapping, according to the AP.
"David DePape broke into the home of an 82-year-old man while he slept, entered his bedroom, held him hostage with a hammer, threatened him, threatened his wife, and attempted to kill him," Maffei said, according to the AP.Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images A federal jury found DePape guilty in November 2023 of attempted kidnapping of a federal officer or employee, and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official.
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