Hunter Biden’s counsel has asked the Judge overseeing his Federal gun trial for a new trial.
As previously reported by WLT Report, a Delaware jury found Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, guilty on all three counts of lying on a Federal gun form.
Attorneys for Hunter Biden requested a new. filing, statingtrial in a court “the judge didn’t have jurisdiction because Hunter’s two appeals were still pending.”
However, Hunter’s attorneys deleted the request shortly after filing for a new trial.
JUST IN: Hunter Biden has filed a motion requesting a new trial in his gun conviction because the judge didn’t have jurisdiction while Hunter’s appeals were pending.
Hunter faces up to 25 years in prison at sentencing, but a new trial could change everything. Unfortunately a… pic.twitter.com/wfldIHk553
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Per The New York Post:
Hunter Biden’s lawyers asked the judge for a new trial following his conviction last week on charges he lied about his drug use when he bought a gun — only to scrap the request minutes later.
The first son’s lawyers in papers filed in Delaware federal court Monday morning said he should be granted a new trial on the grounds the judge didn’t have jurisdiction because Hunter’s two appeals were still pending.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers asked the judge for a new trial following his conviction last week on charges he lied about his drug use when he bought a gun — only to scrap the request minutes later.
The first son’s lawyers in papers filed in Delaware federal court Monday morning said he should be granted a new trial on the grounds the judge didn’t have jurisdiction because Hunter’s two appeals were still pending.
BREAKING: Hunter Biden files motion for new trial on all counts in federal gun case pic.twitter.com/oUMgWbE0He
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) June 17, 2024
Hunter Biden files motion for new trial in federal gun case https://t.co/8UiqIlChjw pic.twitter.com/AbEDSedvLm
— New York Post (@nypost) June 17, 2024
Per Reuters:
Lawyers for Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, on Monday withdrew a filing seeking a new trial in his federal gun case, moments after the motion was uploaded to his case’s docket in Delaware federal court, according to a note on a court document website.
“The Motion for a New Trial (formerly DI 233) has been deleted at the request of counsel,” the note filed to the docket website read, describing it as a “correcting entry”.
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