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Re:Theranos exec Sunny Balwani sentenced to 13 years in prison by killingtime74 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @06:46PM (#33902053)
You can also change to pleading guilty at that point. It is very late but still has an impact on sentencing. It may also affect parole decisions.
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Re:Theranos exec Sunny Balwani sentenced to 13 years in prison by ubermonkey on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:05PM (#33902239)
Both Theranos execs were tried in Federal court. There's no parole in the Federal system.

This is one reason why you see generally longer "sentences" handed down in state courts (where parole is part of the picture) vs. in Federal (where the number is a more accurate representation of how long they'll be in custody).

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Re:Theranos exec Sunny Balwani sentenced to 13 years in prison by killingtime74 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:55PM (#33902672)
Ok. They may still get a reduction for changing their plea at sentencing at least
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