David DePape found guilty of five state charges in Paul Pelosi attack
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David DePape, the man convicted in federal court for attacking former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, has been convicted of five charges in state court.
David DePape, the man convicted in federal court for violently attacking House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, has been convicted of five charges in state court. A California jury found DePape guilty of first-degree burglary, false imprisonment, threatening a family member of a public official, aggravated kidnapping and preventing or dissuading a witness by force or threat. The verdict comes as DePape already faces a 30-year sentence from his conviction last year in connection with the October 22 attack. In court Friday, DePape showed no visible reaction as the verdict was read, and his lawyer later said they intend to appeal the case. Before the trial, Judge Harry M. Dorfman dismissed three of the charges DePape was facing, including attempted murder, assault of an elder and assault with a deadly weapon, because DePape’s defense team argued that would amount to double jeopardy. DePape was convicted in federal court last November for assault on the immediate family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal official in connection with the attack. Defense attorney Adam Lipson said DePape was disappointed with the Friday verdict, which the jury deliberated for nearly 12 hours over three days. “He’s lived a very isolated and lonely life when he kind of just got wrapped up in lot of conspiracy theory-type situations,” Lipson said. “And, you know, he has some mental illness too, so he’s just dealing with that right now.”
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