A judge has dismissed several criminal charges against Paul Pelosi's attacker in state court. The judge ruled on Thursday following the defense’s argument of double jeopardy. David DePape was federally convicted in the 2022 attack inside the couple's San Francisco home.
FILE - In this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Paul Pelosi , right, fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home, Oct. 28, 2022. A judge has dismissed several criminal charges against Paul Pelosi ’s attacker, DePape, in state court. The judge ruled on Thursday, June 6, 2024, following the defense’s argument of double jeopardy.
David DePape was convicted last month of assaulting a federal official’s family member and attempting to kidnap a federal official. He was sentenced to, which will run concurrently with any potential punishment to come out of the state trial. He will likely be deported back to Canada after he completes his punishment.
Following the victory in federal court, state prosecutors continued to pursue their own case against DePape, who bludgeoned former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer inside their San Francisco home in 2022. Paul Pelosi was 82 at the time of the attack. But DePape’s public defenders say the state trial represents double jeopardy following the federal conviction. Even though the criminal counts are not exactly the same, the two cases stem from the same act, the public defender’s office said.
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