Re:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty
by celticninja on Monday January 03, 2022 @07:36PM
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Why would a mistrial be declared? Does that prevent a future prosecution of these charges?
It will likely result in a new trial of those counts.
It will depend on if the prosecutor thinks it's worth it. Often it won't be if they already got a guilty on enough counts to add up.
If the prosecution decides to pursue it. They may very well decide that finding her guilty on 4 of 11 counts sends a strong enough message.
It's not about sending a message, it's that the sentence will almost certainly be carried out concurrently. That means even if she is found guilty of the remaining counts it won't result in any additional time served.
For those unaware John Carreyrou played a major role in exposing Holmes. His book is a good read: Bad Blood and host of Bad Blood: The Final Chapter
https://twitter.com/JohnCarreyrou/status/1478158063379042304
> And the judge will probably declare a mistrial as to the 3 counts they couldn’t reach consensus on.
> The 4 guilty counts are all investor counts. The investor conspiracy count and the counts relating to the hedge fund PFM, the ex Cravath attorney Mosley and the DeVos family.
EDIT: Mistrial only on those 3 counts which got no verdict, not the full trial. Also this is only if the Feds want to do it or now which will also depend upon how many years Holmes gets as well as if she just decides to plead guilty on those 3 charges.