Sam Bankman-Fried prosecutors submit proposed jury instructions for trial

United States prosecutors person enactment guardant their projected instructions to the assemblage up of the October proceedings for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

The lengthy 100-page Aug. 21 filing breaks down however prosecutors would similar presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan to instruct the assemblage successful Bankman-Fried’s lawsuit based connected erstwhile assemblage instructions the New York territory justice has fixed successful different cases.

Each of the 7 charges Bankman-Fried faces — relating to fraud and wealth laundering conspiracy on with wire, commodities and securities fraud — were breached down.

For each charge, prosecutors suggested however Judge Kaplan should contiguous the allegations, the load of impervious oregon elements the assemblage needs to find Bankman-Fried guilty, and the evidence relating to each charge.

In total, prosecutors had 69 requests for instructing the assemblage successful Bankman-Fried’s trial. Source: CourtListener

Also included were projected instructions for detailing however the assemblage should analyse the evidence, deliberate and travel to a decision connected whether oregon not to find Bankman-Fried blameworthy connected each count.

Such proposals are emblematic successful transgression trials but yet Judge Kaplan volition determine however helium volition instruct the jury.

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The erstwhile FTX main has been jailed up of his proceedings acceptable to statesman connected Oct. 2 and faces different proceedings successful March 2024 connected 5 different counts — helium has pleaded not guilty to each charges.

Bankman-Fried is being held astatine the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center. Judge Kaplan revoked his bail connected Aug. 11 aft prosecutors alleged helium leaked diary entries from erstwhile Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison to The New York Times.

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