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David DePape was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison on
May 17 for forcibly entering Pelosi's home in San Francisco
early on Oct. 28, 2022 and clubbing her husband Paul in the head
with a hammer in a politically motivated attack.
During the original sentencing, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline
Scott Corley failed to give DePape a chance to address the
court, a "clear error" under the federal judicial rules, the
judge wrote in a court filing the next day.
She also scheduled a hearing for Tuesday to resolve the issue,
allowing DePape to speak on his own behalf. He did, apologizing
for the attack, before Corley sentenced him again to 30 years in
prison, reported ABC7, a local ABC affiliate in San Francisco.
In November, a jury found DePape guilty of attempting to kidnap
a federal officer and assaulting an immediate family member of a
federal officer. Prosecutors said the 44-year-old was driven by
the far-right conspiracy theories known as QAnon.
Paul Pelosi, 82, suffered skull fractures and other injuries
that have continued to affect him, according to a letter filed
in court. In addition to dizziness and a metal plate that
remains in his head, Pelosi said he has struggled with balance
and has permanent nerve damage in his left hand.
Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives
at the time of the attack, was in Washington when it occurred.
DePape still faces separate state charges stemming from the
Pelosi break-in and attack, including attempted murder. Those
charges carry a potential sentence of 13 years to life in
prison. He has pleaded not guilty.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in ChicagoEditing by Bernadette
Baum and David Gregorio)
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