Hunter Biden has been convicted on all three felony gun charges.
A jury in the US state of Delaware found the president’s son guilty on all three counts after hearing a week of witness testimony and evidence in the high-profile criminal trial.
The charges carry a maximum sentencing of 25 years and $750,000 in fines.
The first count is for making a false statement for acquisition of a firearm, the second for making a false statement to be obtained in records and the third is for illegal possession of a firearm.
After being found guilty of illegal drug use while in possession of a firearm, Hunter Biden could face prison time. However, if sentenced, he is expected to receive a significantly lighter punishment than the maximum 25-year sentence for the three charges.
However, according to the BBC, a South Texas College of Law Houston professor Dru Stevenson, says there’s a “50/50 chance” that Hunter Biden goes to prison after his guilty verdict on three felony charges.
“It’s hard to predict, but I think it’s very possible,” he says.
US media reported that Hunter Biden’s conviction for lying about his drug use on a handgun licence application is unlikely to change the direction of the presidential campaign or how Americans vote in November’s election as there’s no evidence connecting Joe Biden to the charged offences.
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