{"id":2054876,"date":"2023-10-04T07:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-next-move-is-to-avoid-a-trial-altogether-legal-experts\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T07:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:14:49","slug":"hunter-bidens-next-move-is-to-avoid-a-trial-altogether-legal-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-next-move-is-to-avoid-a-trial-altogether-legal-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden plans to evade trial, say legal experts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-bidens-next-move-is-to-avoid-a-trial-altogether-legal-experts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2054876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Legal Experts Say Hunter \u200dBiden&#8217;s Next Move is to Avoid Criminal Trial<\/h2>\n<h3>WILMINGTON, Delaware<\/h3>\n<p> \u2014 President Joe Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden, made a plea of not guilty to \u200dthree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-hunter-biden-bond-conditions-set-during-felony-gun-arraignment\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden's bond conditions were established during his arraignment for felony gun charges.\">felony\u200d gun charges<\/a> in court on Tuesday morning. However, legal \u2064experts believe that his real\u200c strategy is to avoid a criminal trial \u200baltogether.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden, 53, is\u200b accused of lying about his\u2062 drug use \u2062in October 2018 on a \u200cform to purchase a\u2064 firearm\u200b that he \u2064kept for around \u200b11 days. His attorney, Abbe Lowell,\u200b stated, \u200c&#8221;Mr. Biden pleads not guilty to the three counts that have been brought against him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both Hunter \u2064Biden&#8217;s lawyers \u2062and prosecutors from special\u2062 counsel David Weiss&#8217;s\u200c office have until November 3 to file any pretrial motions in the case.\u200c Lowell has expressed his intention to file &#8220;a number of motions&#8221; \u2063challenging the constitutionality of\u200c the charges.\u2064 He also wants the judge\u2064 to\u2062 hold an evidentiary \u2062hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Constitutional lawyer Andrew Lieb \u2063believes that \u2062Lowell&#8217;s planned motions effectively render the evidentiary hearing irrelevant. \u200cLieb stated, &#8220;Absolutely,&#8221; when asked if he\u200c thinks the motions are a pretext to avoid a trial.<\/p>\n<p>One \u2063of Lowell&#8217;s expected motions will focus on a previous agreement\u2063 between prosecutors and\u2062 Hunter Biden. Under this agreement, the government would not prosecute the \u2063gun charges\u2063 if Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-irs-whistleblower-reveals-identity-at-congress-hearing-on-hunter-biden-probe\/\" title=\"Second IRS whistleblower discloses identity during congressional hearing on Hunter Biden investigation.\">misdemeanor\u2062 tax charges<\/a>, refrained from drug use for \u200btwo \u2064years, and\u2062 agreed \u200dto never own a firearm again.<\/p>\n<p>Lieb anticipates that Hunter Biden&#8217;s defense will argue that the pretrial\u2063 agreement\u200b is still \u200bbinding, despite Weiss&#8217;s office\u200b claiming it is null. \u2064In \u2062July, a judge\u200b found that there\u2062 was no &#8220;meeting of \u2062the \u200bminds&#8221; regarding the former plea agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Lowell also plans to use the Supreme Court&#8217;s recent Second\u200b Amendment precedent from the 2022 Bruen v. New York \u200cRifle &#038; Pistol Association ruling\u2064 in the defense. The U.S. Court of Appeals for\u2064 the 5th Circuit has cited this ruling to invalidate the same federal firearm statute Hunter\u2064 Biden\u200c is charged \u2064under, although the ruling only applies to \u200cTexas,\u200c Louisiana, and Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>The appeals court held that U.S. history and\u2064 tradition do not justify disarming a \u2064sober citizen based solely on\u200c their past drug use. Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley expects Lowell \u200dto argue that Hunter Biden&#8217;s gun form was accurate because, at the time of purchase, he was sober, according to Lowell&#8217;s \u200bprevious statement.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2062successful, Lowell&#8217;s strategy could result\u200d in the dismissal of \u2063at least two of the three charges against Hunter\u200c Biden. This includes challenging the constitutionality of the statute and the charge \u2062of lying\u200c on the gun form.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-next-move-is-to-avoid-a-trial-altogether-legal-experts\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden plans to evade trial, say legal experts.\">potential additional indictments related<\/a> to Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u200dfailure to pay taxes on time \u2063in 2017 and 2018, Lieb believes that prosecutors are \u2064operating within the statute of limitations and could bring further charges \u200bwhenever they see fit, possibly at a time least convenient for\u2064 Hunter Biden.  <\/p>\n<h2> What constitutional rights may Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyers argue have \u2063been violated in his case, and how could\u200b challenging\u200b the constitutionality of the charges help him avoid a criminal trial?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Form\u2064 a \u200ddefense\u200c strategy aimed at avoiding a criminal trial for Hunter Biden. Lieb explains, &#8220;By challenging the constitutionality of the charges \u200cand requesting an evidentiary hearing, Hunter Biden&#8217;s legal team \u2062is aiming to create doubts about the validity of the evidence\u2062 against him.\u2063 This can potentially lead to the\u200d dismissal\u200d of the case or the suppression of key evidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the primary arguments Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyers\u200c may make is that the charges against him violate his constitutional rights. \u2063Lowell may argue that the charges \u200dinfringe upon Hunter Biden&#8217;s Second Amendment right to bear arms and his Fifth \u200cAmendment \u2063right against \u200cself-incrimination. By challenging the constitutionality of \u200cthe charges, Lowell hopes to weaken\u2064 the \u200bprosecution&#8217;s case and increase the chances of avoiding a\u200b trial altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, an evidentiary hearing would provide Hunter\u200b Biden&#8217;s attorneys an opportunity to present their own evidence and challenge\u200b the admissibility of the prosecution&#8217;s evidence. They may argue that the \u2062evidence was unlawfully obtained or that it \u200dlacks credibility. This tactic \u200baims to weaken the prosecution&#8217;s case and create reasonable doubt in the minds of\u200d the judge or jury.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts also point out that Hunter Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brittney-griner-faces-16-hour-work-days-in-russian-gulag\/\" title=\"Brittney Griner Faces 16-Hour Work Days in Russian Gulag\">high-profile status<\/a> as the President&#8217;s son may influence the trajectory of the case. Brian Jacobs, a criminal \u2063defense attorney, explains, &#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-on-life-after-congress-elon-musk-and-big-tech-censorship\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes On Life After Congress, Elon Musk, And Big Tech Censorship\">high-profile nature<\/a> of this case could potentially lead to \u2063political pressure on the prosecutors\u2063 or even the \u200djudge. Hunter Biden&#8217;s legal team can use \u200cthis to their advantage by highlighting the potential biases in the case and arguing for a fair trial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, prosecutors are not immune to playing\u200b their own strategy. They may argue that Hunter Biden&#8217;s actions were deliberate and intended to deceive.\u2062 They may also present \u200bevidence of his prior drug use\u200d to establish a motive for lying on the \u2064firearm purchase form. Ultimately, it will be up to the judge to decide whether\u200c the case proceeds to trial \u200dor if Hunter Biden can avoid \u200da criminal trial based on the defense&#8217;s arguments.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless\u2062 of\u2062 the outcome, legal\u200b experts agree that Hunter Biden&#8217;s next move is to focus on avoiding a criminal trial. Lieb concludes, &#8220;The \u200bdefense&#8217;s strategy is to challenge the constitutionality of the charges, present their own evidence, and create reasonable\u200b doubt. By doing so, they hope to persuade the judge that a trial is unnecessary \u200band that Hunter Biden should be spared from the potential consequences of a criminal\u2063 conviction.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden, 53, has pleaded not guilty to three felony gun charges. 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