Hunter Biden changes his plea to GUILTY as his $1.4million tax evasion trial kicks off in LA
Daily Mail UK | September 5, 2024 | Josh BoswellHunter Biden is pleading guilty to at least some of the nine tax charges against him, in a stunning last-minute reversal at his criminal trial in Los Angeles.
The change was not due to a plea deal, with prosecutor Leo Wise telling Judge Mark Scarsi on Thursday: ‘this is the first we’re hearing of this’.
The stunning revelation was made by Hunter’s attorney Abbe Lowell in front of the judge, while 120 potential jurors waited next door to be selected for his trial.
Lowell cited legal cases and precedents suggesting that by pleading guilty, the judge would have to decide on the facts of the case rather than a jury, and the judge could only use material that has already been filed in the case.
Wise said he needed time to review the legal case Lowell cited, and the judge allowed them to take a break until 11am.
The shocking U-turn may is an apparent Hail Mary strategy by the defense to try to stop damaging and embarrassing evidence being presented to the jury.
Brandon:
“Hey jack, no joke, Hunter is the smartest man I’ve ever known. He helped the DEA AND CIA invent crack in 1979.”
So, let me get this straight. You start the case and then plead guilty the judge can only judge your guilt based soley on the facts presented only up to your guilty plea. Why don’t all defendents use this wonderful “Eff U” card?