Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has allegedly proposed overly lengthy and occasionally intrusive jury selection questions for his upcoming fraud trial, according to United States Prosecutors.
“By contrast, the defendant’s proposed voir dire contains numerous unnecessary and time-consuming questions, often soliciting open-ended discussion, as well as questions that are repetitive, prejudicial, and argumentative,” the prosecutors declared.
SBF Allegedly Seeks To Influence Jury Selection
In a recent court filing, the US government has raised objections to SBF’s proposed voir dire process.
US prosecutors urges the court to adopt its own voir dire process rather than SBF’s proposed one. They allege that SBF’s approach is repetitive, biased, and contentious.
“To ensure that jurors can be fair and impartial irrespective of their prior experience, whether that be, for example, exposure to press about the case, a previous incident as a crime victim, or a career in cryptocurrency.”
The prosecutors claim that SBF is seeking questions that have no relevance to jury selection.
“The defense requests numerous open-ended questions about what opinions potential jurors have formed about the case,” the filing states.
The prosecutors also allege that SBF seeks to clarify whether jurors can
Go to Source to See Full Article
Author: Ciaran Lyons
Tip BTC Newswire with Cryptocurrency
Donate Bitcoin to BTC Newswire
Donate Bitcoin Cash to BTC Newswire
Donate Ethereum to BTC Newswire
Donate Litecoin to BTC Newswire
Donate Monero to BTC Newswire
Donate ZCash to BTC Newswire
