Posted on 11/30/2022 3:42:50 PM PST by Libloather
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Paul Pelosi attack suspect David DePape briefly appeared in federal court Wednesday, where prosecutors told the court they are engaged in “substantial discovery” of evidence in the case.
DePape, 42, of the San Francisco suburb Richmond, is accused of violently attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer at the couple's San Francisco home in October. He also faces charges in state court.
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DePape, who remains in custody with the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department, appeared in court cuffed in orange alongside his lawyer, Angela Chuang from the Office of the Federal Public Defender.
The federal government’s lead attorney Laura Vartain told U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley that in the last three weeks, prosecutors have been handling “substantial discovery” of evidence for their case. She said they should be able to wrap up that process by the end of the year, and asked to return to court on Feb. 8. Chaung agreed that will be sufficient time to present to the court.
When Corley asked how the feds are coordinating with the state case, Vartain said she speaks with San Francisco prosecutors often.
Corley set a hearing for Feb. 8 to review discovery.
DePape has also pleaded not guilty to all charges brought by the San Francisco County DA, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, residential burglary, false imprisonment and threatening the life of or causing serious bodily harm to a public official. A preliminary hearing in that case is set for Dec. 14.
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Given current trends, you probably nailed it.
“Except DePape isn’t locked up for a simple battery charge.”
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I’m aware of that. However, if it had been anyone but Paul Pelosi, that would be the charge (if even that). Some people are more equal than others. Daily we see charges that are reduced or dismissed, even for very violent repeat criminals. However, if you dare cause harm (even embarrassment) to a democrat, you will pay a price. A price that would not be required should you have caused harm to a “lessor” being. A nation that has unequal applications of justice is no longer a free nation.
That sounds just like her.
After her dramatic line is uttered, Nancy pivots a 180’ and marches out of the office and loudly slams the door behind her for emphasis.
Sure. If a sicko broke into, say, Mar-a-Lago intending to kidnap Melania and she was gone, so he tried to Kill President Trump, then it would be just a simple battery charge.
They need time to fabricate evidence that turns him in to an “ULTRA MAGA insurrectionist who acted on direct orders from Donald J Trump.
That is cooking. And the sick, wild speculation by conservatives that Paul is a pathetic homosexual with deviant habits who got what he deserved is feeding into this nonsense.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-14/david-depape-suspect-pelosi-attack-mental-illness-drug-abuse
They need more time for the guards to fall asleep so that he can hang himself?
Substantial whitewashing of the evidence, is more like it.
Hmm. Whatever happened to that NBC reporter who said something he wasn’t supposed to?
Conscience
[ˈkän(t)SHəns]
NOUN
an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior
the guy confessed - what other ‘substantial discovery’ is needed?
they’re going to make the case that Trump inspired the guy.
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