A federal judge in San Francisco has decided to reopen the sentencing hearing for a man who broke into Nancy Pelosi's home and assaulted her husband with a hammer. The judge, Jacqueline Scott Corley, acknowledged that she failed to allow the defendant, David DePape, to speak during his court appearance last week, which was a clear error on her part.
During the initial sentencing, DePape was given a 20-year sentence for attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and a 30-year sentence for the assault on Paul Pelosi, the maximum for both counts. However, the judge did not offer DePape the opportunity to make a statement before being sentenced, as required by law.
