Hunter Biden's options for appeal after gun conviction

Hunter Biden was found guilty of federal felony gun charges Tuesday by a Delaware jury, but the first son still has avenues for appeal to try to overcome his conviction. Before his trial concluded, his attorneys filed three motions for acquittal last Friday on which Judge Maryellen Norieka has yet to rule. 

Defense lawyer Abbe Lowell expressed disappointment in the guilty verdict returned by the jury Tuesday in a statement soon afterward and said "we will continue to vigorously pursue all the legal challenges available to Hunter."

During trial, Biden's attorneys attempted to sow doubt about the viability of the government's evidence of his abuse of crack cocaine during the period of time encompassing his purchase and possession of a firearm in October 2018. But legal experts — and the positions the defense team has taken so far — suggest the bases for his appeal may rely primarily on two constitutional arguments.