Hunter Biden became the first son of a sitting US president to be convicted of a felony on June 11, after a jury found him guilty on all three counts of lying about using drugs when buying a gun in 2018, according to Reuters.
US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter
On June 24, the defendant’s lawyers filed a request for a retrial. The reason given was that an appeals court had not given the green light for the recent trial, and the lawyers argued that the trial had taken place without sufficient conditions and should be re-conducted.
Specifically, the federal appeals court rejected two of Mr. Biden’s motions to dismiss the charges. However, lawyers said the court has not yet made a formal decision to reject either of the defendant’s two appeals.
Hunter Biden claims that the law he is accused of violating is constitutionally ambiguous and infringes on his Second Amendment right to bear arms.
President Biden's son convicted of possessing a gun while on drugs
A jury in Wilmington, Delaware, convicted Hunter Biden of lying on a background check to buy a gun in October 2018. Biden had illegally owned the gun for two weeks.
Hunter Biden faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison but is expected to receive a lighter sentence because he is a first-time offender. The judge has not announced a sentencing date. The son of the US President has denied the charges and his lawyers have said they will appeal. President Joe Biden has said he will not pardon his son.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/con-trai-tong-thong-biden-muon-toa-xu-lai-vu-an-so-huu-sung-185240625095441461.htm
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