The man who assaulted former Nancy Pelosi's husband was once again sentenced to 30 years in prison.
David DePape, 44, was already sentenced to 30 years on May 17, but he had to be retried due to a judicial error during his sentencing. His resentencing came up with the same result, falling 10 years short of the 40 years prosecutors were arguing for.
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, on Oct. 28, 2022. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley had to reopen the case after realizing that she did not give DePape time to speak, as
DePape took his time to speak on Tuesday to apologize for his actions, saying that he never meant to hurt Paul Pelosi. Nevertheless, his address, intended to mitigate his sentence, had no effect. David DePape was previously convicted by a jury of not only assaulting Paul Pelosi but also attempting to kidnap then-House Speakerthat a sentence of 40 years in prison was needed to assure elected officials that they wouldn’t live in fear.“Here, it is not the public that needs protecting, but the public officials.
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