Hunter Biden appealing judge's resounding refusal to throw out gun indictment based on 'immunity'

Source: Law & Crime

Apr 17th, 2024, 10:45 am


Hunter Biden’s lawyers are now hoping an appellate panel will find that his gun indictment should be dismissed based on “immunity” and the special counsel’s purportedly unlawful appointment.

The move from attorneys for President Joe Biden’s son towards an interlocutory appeal comes mere days after U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Donald Trump appointee, rejected Hunter’s arguments that the crumpled up plea and diversion agreement “conferred” him with immunity; that Special Counsel David Weiss was unlawfully appointed and funded; and that his indictment violated the separation of powers (which the judge called “not credible“).

Biden’s notice of interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reveals that the defense aims to bring up each of these issues all over again:

In a separately filed status report, the defense asked the judge to hold a status conference on scheduling given their appellate efforts, upcoming deadlines, and the special counsel’s proposed schedule — a subject of apparent disagreement.

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