Hunter Biden requests new trial after conviction in gun case
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Nearly two weeks after President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted on three felony gun counts, he has requested a new trial.
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Hunter Biden is requesting a new trial in his federal gun case, with his lawyers claiming that there was a procedural issue in the timing of the early June trial that resulted in a guilty verdict against him.
Lawyers for President Joe Biden’s son argued in court documents Monday that the court in which Hunter Biden was convicted “lacked jurisdiction” to hold the trial.
Hunter Biden asked a judge to scrap his recent conviction and moved for a new trial on the grounds that the court in Delaware did not have proper jurisdiction.
Biden's defense attorney Abbe Lowell filed the motion for the new trial, claiming the court lacked the jurisdiction because a federal appeals court did not give the Delaware court approval to proceed.
Hunter Biden's legal team filed a motion requesting a new criminal trial related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018 after he was found guilty on all counts earlier this month.
Hunter Biden's lawyers officially filed for a new trial based on a technicality, following the first son's conviction for illegally owning a gun while hooked on drugs.
Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Monday filed a long-shot request for a new criminal trial on federal gun charges, arguing the judge who oversaw the trial earlier this month did not have jurisdiction.
