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It looks like Balwani's trial is scheduled for next year - is there any reason why they would have the two trials so far apart? Is this common in cases such as
by zxexz 5y ago
It looks like Balwani's trial is scheduled for next year - is there any reason why they would have the two trials so far apart? Is this common in cases such as these?
- celticninja 5y agoOne reason is that if this trial ended in not guilty on all counts they would be unlikely to prosecute a successful case against Balwani. they have a stronger hand now and Balwani may choose a plea deal before trial now, which the prosecution may accept due to today's result.
- jen20 5y agoI was under the impression that it was set for February of _this_ year (2022) per [1]? [1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/balwani-s-theranos-fraud-trial-delayed-as-holmes-fight-drags-on https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/balwani-s...
- zxexz 5y agoAh, looks like they updated the OP article as well - this makes more sense!
- paxys 5y agoThey were initially meant to be tried together, but Holmes' legal team requested a separate trial because part of their strategy was to portray her as abused and controlled by Balwani and shift the blame on him. His trial is to start a few weeks from now.