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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges by kosievdmerwe on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:08PM (#38122301)
As others said, the judge will decide. One of the reasons for the delay is the preparation of the Pre-Sentence Report (PSR) that a parole officer will prepare. There's also time to argue about mitigating and exacerbating factors by the lawyers on both sides.
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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges by munchinator on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:12PM (#38122364)
Thank you! And will SBF remain in jail while awaiting the sentencing?
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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges by ncallaway on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:42PM (#38122723)
That's also a decision from the judge, though it's likely. Typically, post-conviction release is harder to get than pre-trial release, so if he's detained pre-trial (which SBF eventually was) it's extremely likely that he'll be detained post-conviction.
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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges by kosievdmerwe on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:21PM (#38122478)
I don't know, but I very much assume so. He violated his bail already (multiple times) leading to it getting revoked.

The judge also previously said, when asked about whether SBF could remain out of jail during just during his trial after his bail got revoked:

> “Your client in the event of conviction could be looking at a very long sentence. If things begin to look bleak … maybe the time would come when he would seek to flee.”

I don't imagine the judge will give him time to get his affairs in order from outside prison, which is something I understand happens (like it did with Elizabeth Holmes)

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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges by FireBeyond on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:49PM (#38124264)
> I don't imagine the judge will give him time to get his affairs in order from outside prison, which is something I understand happens (like it did with Elizabeth Holmes)

And look what she did. Evidently had a second/another passport, since she surrendered hers - but was attempting to fly to Mexico on a one-way ticket, with no accommodation planned there.

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