Judge in State Case Against Paul Pelosi Attacker Dismisses Attempted Murder, Other Charges

State prosecutors are pursuing their own case against David DePape following the October 2022 incident.

Paul Pelosi (L) and then House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) attend the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton, on April 28, 2018. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has dismissed multiple state charges against the man convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), with a hammer in 2022.

Following several hours of arguments last week, Judge Harry Dorfman dismissed three counts against David DePape, whom a federal jury in November found guilty of attempting to kidnap Ms. Pelosi, then serving as speaker, and assaulting her husband, both on account of her official duties as a member of Congress.