Judge Orders Release of Video Showing Attack on Paul Pelosi
Judge Stephen M. Murphy of San Francisco Superior Court ruled that there was no reason to keep the footage secret. It could be released as soon as Thursday.
SACRAMENTO Footage of the attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosis husband will be released to the public after a judge on Wednesday denied prosecutors request to keep it secret.
Judge Stephen M. Murphy of San Francisco Superior Court ruled that there was no reason to keep the footage secret, especially after prosecutors played it in open court during a preliminary hearing last month, according to Thomas R. Burke, a San Francisco-based lawyer who represented a host of news agencies in their attempt to access the evidence. The New York Times was among the news organizations seeking release of the footage.
The San Francisco District Attorneys Office handed over the evidence to Judge Murphy on Wednesday. He asked the court clerks office to distribute it to the media, which could happen as soon as Thursday.
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