{"id":119952,"date":"2024-10-30T06:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T23:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119952"},"modified":"2024-10-30T06:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T23:15:27","slug":"pelosi-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-spouts-conspiracy-theories-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119952","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Attacker Sentenced to Life in Prison, Spouts Conspiracy Theories in Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Deputy Public Defender Adam Lipson said DePape suffered from schizotypal personality disorder, which affects his ability to maintain personal relationships and makes him distrustful of others. He received that diagnosis after the attack on the Pelosi home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a man who lived a very solitary life and got involved in a lot of online conspiracy theory and engagement farming, and given his mental health condition, it led him to sort of these intractable beliefs which he\u2019s expressed and fully believes in,\u201d Lipson told reporters after the hearing. \u201cHis condition, combined with the sort of just kind of the terrible stuff that\u2019s out there, just seeking engagement with people led him down this horrible path, and this is where we wound up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the sentencing, Lipson again argued for a new trial, saying the ransom enhancement of the kidnapping charge that carried the mandatory life sentence was brought as part of a \u201cvindictive prosecution\u201d after he asked a judge to dismiss three charges, including attempted murder, which carried a mandatory sentence of life with the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n<p>The defense successfully argued DePape was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11987752\/depape-faces-new-state-charges-defense-argues-double-jeopardy\">facing double jeopardy<\/a> \u2014 or being tried twice for the same crimes \u2014 in state court after being convicted in federal court of similar crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Lipson argued that the timing of the kidnapping charge, after the trial had already begun, showed prosecutors\u2019 vindictiveness. The defense filed its motion to have three charges dismissed on a Friday, and prosecutors filed the kidnapping charge with the harsher mandatory sentence the following Monday.<\/p>\n<p>But Dorfman ruled against that argument, saying California law was \u201cliberal\u201d on when prosecutors can file additional charges, which includes up to when a jury begins deliberations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11966768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11966768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/231108-DEPAPE-TRIAL-PELOSI-ATTACK-GETTY-JS-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A brick house on a hill is seen from behind police caution tape.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/231108-DEPAPE-TRIAL-PELOSI-ATTACK-GETTY-JS-KQED.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/231108-DEPAPE-TRIAL-PELOSI-ATTACK-GETTY-JS-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/231108-DEPAPE-TRIAL-PELOSI-ATTACK-GETTY-JS-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/231108-DEPAPE-TRIAL-PELOSI-ATTACK-GETTY-JS-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/231108-DEPAPE-TRIAL-PELOSI-ATTACK-GETTY-JS-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/231108-DEPAPE-TRIAL-PELOSI-ATTACK-GETTY-JS-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police tape is seen in front of the home of Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Oct. 28, 2022, in San Francisco. Her husband, Paul Pelosi, was violently beaten by an intruder. Pelosi was not at home at the time of the attack. <cite>(Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DePape\u2019s defense in both the federal and local prosecution hinged on why he targeted Nancy Pelosi. His attorneys argued unsuccessfully that he was motivated not by her position as a public official, but by her activities as a politician. Judges and juries in both cases rejected that distinction.<\/p>\n<p>The defense also argued against the ransom-related enhancement in the kidnapping charge. Lipson argued what DePape ultimately wanted \u2014 a video of the House speaker confessing to alleged crimes \u2014 had no value, while prosecutors said it did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople would pay good money to see a video of a prominent political figure confessing to crimes,\u201d Assistant District Attorney Phoebe Maffei said.<\/p>\n<p>Dorfman denied the defense\u2019s request for a new trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a kidnapping conviction in an unprecedented fashion, as he was convicted of essentially a ransom kidnapping charge where there were no ransom demands or anything of the sort,\u201d Lipson told reporters. \u201cSo, it\u2019s used in a very different way. It was brought at the last minute in retaliation for his asserting his federal due process rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lipson said those and other issues with the case will be brought up on appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Should those appeals be successful, Dorfman said he wants the appellate court to have DePape re-sentenced in his courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the hearing, Dorfman said he had no control over DePape\u2019s federal sentence, which he will complete before serving his life sentence on state charges, and no control over what a future president might do, implying a second Trump administration could involve a pardon for DePape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no authority over what the president of the country can do,\u201d Dorfman said. \u201cI can\u2019t predict the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin='anonymous' src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/12011527\/pelosi-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-spouts-conspiracy-theories-in-court\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Public Defender Adam Lipson said DePape suffered from schizotypal personality disorder, which affects his ability to maintain personal relationships and makes him distrustful of others. 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