Judge dismisses multiple state charges against Paul Pelosi’s attacker

A California judge on Thursday dismissed multiple state charges — including attempted murder — against David DePape, who was sentenced in federal court last month for a violent 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. On Thursday, Judge Harry M. Dorfman granted the defense motion to dismiss three of eight counts against DePape, San Francisco Superior Court of California’s spokesperson Ann Donlan told CNN. The dismissed counts are attempted murder, assault of an elder and assault with a deadly weapon. DePape was previously convicted in federal...