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….
