Hunter Biden bizarrely cancels demand for new gun crimes trial moments after he files motion as he stares down 25 years in the slammer READ MORE: Joe Biden tells Hunter Biden to 'get some help' in voicemail By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor Published: 18:35, 17 June 2024 | Updated: 19:46, 17 June 2024 e-mail 9 shares 3 View comments Lawyers for Hunter Biden filed, and then quickly deleted, a demand for a new trial after he was found guilty on charges related to lying on a form for purchasing a handgun.
Lawyers filed a new motion withdrawing their motion seeking a new trial nearly immediately after the first filing appeared, a Delaware court's website notes. 'The Motion for a New Trial (formerly DI 233) has been deleted at the request of counsel,' according to the 'correcting entry.' The legal confusion comes after the president's son was found guilty of three criminal charges in his blockbuster gun and drugs trial.
Lawyers for Hunter Biden filed paper with a Delaware court seeking a new trial after a jury convicted him on gun charges. The filing was immediately withdrawn After a jury handed down the verdict last week, Hunter Biden lawyer Abbe Lowell issued a statement saying 'We are naturally disappointed by today’s verdict' but vowing to 'vigorously' pursue remedies. 'We will continue to vigorously pursue all the legal challenges available to Hunter,' he wrote.
Sentencing is expected in the case in September. The since-deleted filing had made arguments on comple.
