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Judge cites error, will reopen sentencing hearing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge will reopen the sentencing hearing for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer after the judge failed to allow him to speak during his court appearance last week. Judge cites error, will reopen sentencing hearing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi On Friday, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced David DePape to 20 years for attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and 30 years for the Oct. 28, 2022 assault on Paul Pelosi, the maximum for both counts. The sentences would run simultaneously. DePape also was given credit for the 18 months he has been in custody. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! But in a court filing over the weekend, Corley said that it was a “clear error” on her part not to allow DePape a chance to make a statement before being sentenced as required by law. She scheduled a new hearing for May …

US: 40-year sentence demanded for man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband with hammer

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Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer. US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and her husband, Paul Pelosi, (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) The San Francisco Chronicle reported late Friday that prosecutors made the request ahead of a sentencing hearing for David DePape, saying he has not shown remorse for the October 2022 attack. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! “There is nothing about the history and characteristics of the defendant that warrant leniency,” federal prosecutors wrote in court documents. “The defendant has admitted — indeed bragged — that he knew what he was doing.” DePape was convicted last year of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. He is scheduled to be sentenced Friday. Paul Pelosi suffered skull …