Paul Pelosi Attacker’s Prison Sentence Is in Limbo After Judge’s Error
A sentencing error applied to the man convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi could potentially put his decades-long federal prison term in jeopardy. The government’s case may have appeared straightforward, but its execution…
A sentencing error applied to the man convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi could potentially put his decades-long federal prison term in jeopardy.
The government’s case may have appeared straightforward, but its execution of basic procedures — or lack thereof — was anything but.
The judge that sentenced David DePape failed to allow the convicted home invader the chance to speak before sentencing him earlier this month, according to Politico.
In a Court hearing last week, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley admitted that she made an error in sentencing procedures.
Due to that error, Corley has ordered that the sentencing hearing be redone next Tuesday.
DePape was sentenced to thirty years in prison in the case, according to the Department of Justice.
However, DePape’s attorneys are pushing back against giving the judge a mulligan to sentence their client again.
“The Court violated Mr. DePape’s rights when it sentenced him without inviting him to allocute,” DePape’s