Posted on 01/26/2023 8:02:59 AM PST by Red Badger
The motion was granted after news organizations filed a court motion seeking access to evidence against David DePape, the man accused in the attack
Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer at his San Francisco home in October
DePape pleaded not guilty to state charges, including attempted murder, burglary, and elder abuse, and remains in jail
***************************************************************
A San Francisco judge has granted a motion to release dramatic police bodycam footage from the night former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked by an assailant with a hammer at their home.
The motion was granted on Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, with Judge Stephen Murphy siding with a coalition of news organizations who sought access to evidence against David DePape, the man charged in the October attack.
The media argued back in December that the footage should be presented in court and accessible to the public since they had been submitted in open court and admitted into evidence.
But DePape's attorney objected to the motion, saying the release could inhibit his client's ability to get a fair trial. Depape has previously been reported as a nudist who struggled with drugs and posts crazed COVID conspiracy theories, anti-Semitic rants, racist slurs, and unhinged screeds about religion online.
He remains in jail on multiple charges, including attempted murder, following last year's attack on Paul Pelosi.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Why is this even up for debate?
The whole purpose of cops wearing body cams is so that WE the people can see what actually happened so WE can judge how the police acted.
It should be mandatory that they be released, not up to some judge.
“Whoopsie. A janitor accidentally wiped the server. LIke with a cloth.”
And the back-ups, and the stills?....................
We will probably see a video that is a staged recreation.
——-
Yes, produced by none other than Nancy’s cinematographer daughter.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.