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Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by public_defender on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @08:29PM (#33811007)
The upside is establishing a counter-narrative in the media. The hope is to inoculate the general public with the story of your defense, so that people who have been exposed to your defense theory are more likely to be on your jury. I'm not vouching for the strategy, but it's far from (legal) suicide.
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Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by jandrese on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @09:56PM (#33811753)
If a potential jury member knows about him they'll be excused from the jury. It's part of the selection process, and one reason jury selection is hard when you have high profile cases like this.
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Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by public_defender on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @11:28PM (#33812341)
It can happen that way. It can also happen another way where knowing about him isn't enough to be excused. It depends.
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Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by miracle2k on Thursday December 01, 2022 @04:51AM (#33814282)
It's not just about the jury. Public opinion motivates and incentives all actors, from prosecutors, regulators and judges.
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