Hunter Biden is asking a judge for a new trial following his conviction last week on charges he lied about his drug use when he bought a gun.
The first son’s lawyers in papers filed in Delaware federal court Monday morning said he should be granted a new trial on the grounds the judge didn’t have jurisdiction because Hunter’s two appeals were still pending.
“The Third Circuit [appeals court], however, did not then and has not yet issued its mandate as to the orders dismissing either appeal,” Hunter’s lawyer Abbe Lowell wrote in the filing. “Thus, when this Court empaneled the jury on June 3, 2024 and proceeded to trial, it was without jurisdiction to do so.”
Hunter, 54, faces up to 25 years behind bars at his sentencing. Judge Maryellen Noreika has yet to set a sentencing date.
