Legal experts have warned that Hunter Biden’s defense may be hoping for an acquittal by the jury.
A jury acquittal occurs when a defendant is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but a jury ignores their oath and finds the defendant not guilty.
Hunter is charged with one count of making a false statement regarding the purchase of a firearm, one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance, and one count of making a false statement regarding information required to be kept by a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Hunter was using crack cocaine when he bought the gun, according to many of the photos he left on his abandoned laptop. The gun was found discarded in a public trash can next to the school. The Secret Service is reportedly involved in the investigation.
While many legal experts have said a jury should easily convict Hunter, constitutional law scholar Jonathan Turley and Judge Jeanine Pirro said on Fox News that a jury acquittal is a real risk to prosecutors.
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So why won’t Hunter plead guilty? Even without the previous plea deal, pleading guilty would have significantly strengthened his desire to avoid prison in this case. It would also have allowed him to avoid an embarrassing trial for himself and his father in the middle of a presidential campaign.
Hunter could surrender at any time before testimony begins, but he has no apparent strategy at this point other than hoping that a pending Supreme Court case might overturn the indictment.
Another possible strategy is jury nullification.
Pirro also expressed surprise that Hunter did not plead guilty to forfeit a trial. Said Fox News’ Martha MacCallum addressed the possibility of jury nullification: “They [defense] “They’re trying to ignore the fact that the evidence is here beyond a reasonable doubt,” she said.
They are trying to get the jury to vacate the verdict, which means that although the jury may believe that the case was proven to everyone’s satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt, they are still going to try him. [Hunter] It will come loose for any reason.
Hunter’s lawyers are describing their client, attorney Ron Kuby, as “incredibly skillful and careful.” Said CNN notes that the defense is based on two arguments.
- Biden didn’t realize he was lying on his tax return, “because when they asked me, ‘Are you using drugs?’ I assumed they meant now.”
- Biden did not realize at the time that he was a drug addict.
“To get jurors to look past some things, you first have to make them want to acquit the defendant,” Kuby explained. “This is redemption. The defendant was once a drug addict and now he’s a good-looking, clean, sober guy. Jurors will want to find a reason to vote not guilty.”
“If a jury decides to look for reasonable doubt, they will usually find it,” he said.
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This incident United States v. Hunter Biden, Case No. 24-1703 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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