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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

When given the chance to address the court prior to his sentencing, David DePape claimed his government-provided attorneys were conspiring against him.

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... The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial.

A San Francisco jury in June found David DePape guilty of charges including aggravated kidnapping, first-degree burglary and false imprisonment of an elder.

Before issuing the sentence, Judge Harry Dorfman dismissed arguments from DePape's attorneys that he be granted a new trial for the 2022 attack against Paul Pelosi, who was 82 years old at the time.

"It's my intention that Mr. DePape will never get out of prison, he can never be paroled," Dorfman said while handing out the punishment. ...


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