Criminal
Jul. 2, 2026
Appeals court upholds dismissal of state charges against Pelosi attacker
The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that three state charges against David Wayne DePape were barred by the state's double jeopardy statute because they arose from the same conduct underlying his federal convictions for the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi.
The 1st District Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of three state criminal charges against David Wayne DePape, ruling that California's statutory double jeopardy protections barred prosecutors from retrying him for conduct that formed the basis of his federal convictions in the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi.
The appellate court affirmed a trial judge's decision to dismiss charges of attempted murder, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon under Penal Code sect...
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