Judge says Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers have until September 1 to request postponement of trial: report
Although the judge reportedly said he wouldn't necessarily grant a postponement, SBF lawyers lobbied for the former CEO of FTX has more time to prepare. his defense.
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Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, reportedly did not request a different trial date in order to prepare, but a federal judge offered a limited window to do so.< /p>
According to an August 30 thread on Inner City Press's X (formerly Twitter), Judge Lewis Kaplan said the deadline to request a jury based on when the trial begins of Bankman-Fried was September 7. SBF lawyers reportedly said "chosen an aggressive date" where the former FTX CEO would have the opportunity to clear his name, but didn't totally rule out asking for more time to prepare due to issues alleged access to discovery documents.
“If the defendant feels he needs a postponement, he can request it,” Kaplan said, according to the thread. "I'm not saying I would necessarily grant it. They should demonstrate a need – not just count the number of documents. There must be more meat on those bones."
OK - now United States c. Bankman-Fried, pleading on SBF's complaints about investigative materials, the power of the internet during his bi-weekly visits to the courthouse, and a desire to return to Palo Alto. Inner City Press (Crypto Creeps book) will be live tweeting, thread below https://t.co/uUXBcLMej9 pic.twitter.com/Fo1BxIWdsC
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) August 30, 2023The hearing on August 30 focused on the requests of the lawyers of the SBF
Although the judge reportedly said he wouldn't necessarily grant a postponement, SBF lawyers lobbied for the former CEO of FTX has more time to prepare. his defense.
News
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Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, reportedly did not request a different trial date in order to prepare, but a federal judge offered a limited window to do so.< /p>
According to an August 30 thread on Inner City Press's X (formerly Twitter), Judge Lewis Kaplan said the deadline to request a jury based on when the trial begins of Bankman-Fried was September 7. SBF lawyers reportedly said "chosen an aggressive date" where the former FTX CEO would have the opportunity to clear his name, but didn't totally rule out asking for more time to prepare due to issues alleged access to discovery documents.
“If the defendant feels he needs a postponement, he can request it,” Kaplan said, according to the thread. "I'm not saying I would necessarily grant it. They should demonstrate a need – not just count the number of documents. There must be more meat on those bones."
OK - now United States c. Bankman-Fried, pleading on SBF's complaints about investigative materials, the power of the internet during his bi-weekly visits to the courthouse, and a desire to return to Palo Alto. Inner City Press (Crypto Creeps book) will be live tweeting, thread below https://t.co/uUXBcLMej9 pic.twitter.com/Fo1BxIWdsC
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) August 30, 2023The hearing on August 30 focused on the requests of the lawyers of the SBF
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