Hunter Biden requests new gun trial after conviction
by Ella Lee - 06/24/24 5:05 PM ET
Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, requested a new trial on federal gun charges Monday over a procedural matter.
The president’s son was convicted earlier this month for lying about using illicit drugs when applying to purchase a gun six years ago and unlawfully possessing it thereafter.
In court filings Monday, Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell claimed his client’s convictions “should be vacated” because the judge overseeing the case did not have the jurisdiction to impanel a jury and hold a trial prior to a higher court giving a formal go-ahead.
Lowell wrote that Hunter Biden filed two appeals with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, both of which were ultimately dismissed. However, the appeals court still has not issued a formal mandate denying one of those appeals, Lowell said, claiming that procedural issue should render the verdict void.
“Naturally, any district court action taken after it has been divested of jurisdiction by an
appeal must be vacated,” Lowell wrote.
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