Pelosi Attacker David DePape’s Lawyers Oppose Reopening of Sentencing Hearing, Allege New Court Error

Published on May 23, 2024

Attorneys for David DePape, the man sentenced to 30 years in prison for assaulting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband, have filed a motion opposing a judge’s decision to reopen Mr. DePape’s sentencing hearing and want the case reassigned to a different judge. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Corley of the Northern District of California issued an order over the weekend, ruling to reopen Mr. DePape’s sentencing hearing due to an error consisting of failing to let him speak during earlier court proceedings. That decision came just days after Judge Corley sentenced Mr. DePape, who broke into Paul Pelosi’s home and struck him in the head with a hammer, to a total of 30 years in prison....

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