Judge reopens Paul Pelosi attacker sentencing after making ‘clear error’ – By Noah Goldberg (Los Angeles Times) / May 20, 2024
A federal judge reopened the sentencing of a man who assaulted the husband of former U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying the attacker was not given the opportunity to speak before he was sentenced last week.
The decision came Saturday — a day after Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced David DePape to 30 years in prison for his violent 2022 attempted kidnapping of Nancy Pelosi, during which he used a hammer to bludgeon her husband, Paul.
At sentencing hearings in federal court, judges typically permit defendants an opportunity to speak before the jurist renders judgment. Federal criminal procedure requires the court to “address the defendant personally in order to permit the defendant to speak or present any information to mitigate the sentence.”
While the reopened sentencing will likely have little change on Scott Corley’s sentencing decision, she admitted her error in forgetting to grant DePape a speaking opportunity in a brief Saturday filing.
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