Judge Dismisses Attempted Murder, Other Charges in State Case Against Paul Pelosi Attacker

Published on June 12, 2024

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has dismissed multiple state charges against the man convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), with a hammer in 2022. Following several hours of arguments on Wednesday and Thursday, Judge Harry Dorfman dismissed three counts against David DePape, whom a federal jury in November found guilty of attempting to kidnap Ms. Pelosi, then serving as speaker, and assaulting her husband, both on account of her official duties as a member of Congress. The counts—attempted murder, elder abuse, and assault with a deadly weapon—were dismissed based on the argument that they fall under double jeopardy, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office confirmed to The Epoch Times....

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