Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi’s attacker

A judge on Thursday dismissed several state charges against Paul Pelosi’s attacker, who was convicted in federal court last month, based on the argument that the counts fall under double jeopardy, according to the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.

Following the victory in federal court, state prosecutors continued to pursue their own case against DePape, who bludgeoned former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer inside their San Francisco home in 2022. Paul Pelosi was 82 at the time of the attack. The judge on Thursday dismissed the state charges of attempted murder, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon.

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