伊麗莎白·霍爾姆斯請(qǐng)求法官推翻對(duì)她的定罪,,她表示,,排除合理懷疑后,沒(méi)有任何理性的陪審團(tuán)會(huì)認(rèn)定她犯有共謀和電信欺詐罪,。
霍爾姆斯在上周五晚些時(shí)候向加州圣何塞聯(lián)邦法院遞交了申請(qǐng),。這是常規(guī)操作,試圖推翻陪審團(tuán)的判決,,但希望渺茫,。
刑事辯護(hù)律師塞斯·柯雷策表示:“對(duì)審判法庭的處置提起上訴時(shí),幾乎都會(huì)對(duì)證據(jù)的充分性提出質(zhì)疑,;在聯(lián)邦巡回上訴法院審理的欺詐案件中,,每年可能只有一起上訴能夠成功?!?/p>
作為T(mén)heranos公司的創(chuàng)始人兼前首席執(zhí)行官,,霍爾姆斯在1月被判對(duì)其指控的11項(xiàng)共謀和電信欺詐罪名中有4項(xiàng)罪名成立,4項(xiàng)欺詐患者的罪名不成立,。對(duì)于另外3項(xiàng)罪名,,陪審團(tuán)未能達(dá)成共識(shí)。
她還被判與前Theranos總裁拉梅什·桑尼·巴爾瓦尼同謀實(shí)施欺詐,,但她的律師認(rèn)為檢察官并沒(méi)有提供兩人合謀的證據(jù),。
在案件審理過(guò)程中,檢方向陪審團(tuán)出示了大量郵件和短信,,證明兩人在相互配合,。霍爾姆斯的律師在申請(qǐng)中稱(chēng):“在審判中被作為證據(jù)的數(shù)百條短信中,,只有一條短信貌似與向投資者陳述的內(nèi)容有關(guān),。”他們所說(shuō)的短信與魯伯特·默多克的一筆投資有關(guān),。
但律師稱(chēng),,這條由證人描述的短信“沒(méi)有暗示巴爾瓦尼先生和霍爾姆斯女士正在共謀欺詐默多克先生。”
柯雷策表示:“即使法官批準(zhǔn)這項(xiàng)動(dòng)議,,檢方依舊可以向第九巡回上訴法院上訴,。檢察官們都訓(xùn)練有素,他們?cè)趯徟兄谐鍪玖舜罅孔C據(jù),,因此即使部分證據(jù)在上訴中被推翻,,依舊有足夠多證據(jù)能夠至少維持一項(xiàng)罪名?!?/p>
霍爾姆斯的律師還對(duì)被判成立的幾項(xiàng)電信欺詐罪提出了質(zhì)疑,,這是檢方起訴霍爾姆斯的主要罪名。
檢方起訴的依據(jù)是,,霍爾姆斯沒(méi)有如實(shí)說(shuō)明Theranos血液分析儀的功能和準(zhǔn)確度,。霍爾姆斯的律師主張,,投資者欺詐罪名的主要依據(jù)是舉報(bào)者埃里卡·張的證詞,。但律師稱(chēng),張作證稱(chēng)Theranos的檢測(cè)結(jié)果不準(zhǔn)確,,是在霍爾姆斯向投資者宣傳新版分析儀之前,。
霍爾姆斯的律師寫(xiě)道:“與Theranos合作的投資者關(guān)注的是公司的長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo),及其未來(lái)影響醫(yī)療行業(yè)的能力,?!?/p>
美國(guó)地方法官愛(ài)德華·達(dá)維拉安排在7月份舉行聽(tīng)證會(huì),考慮霍爾姆斯的申請(qǐng),。按計(jì)劃將在9月對(duì)霍爾姆斯做出判決,。
與此同時(shí),對(duì)巴爾瓦尼的同樣指控仍在審理當(dāng)中,。
美國(guó)舊金山檢察官辦公室發(fā)言人亞布拉罕·西蒙斯并未立即對(duì)置評(píng)請(qǐng)求作出答復(fù),。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
伊麗莎白·霍爾姆斯請(qǐng)求法官推翻對(duì)她的定罪,她表示,,排除合理懷疑后,,沒(méi)有任何理性的陪審團(tuán)會(huì)認(rèn)定她犯有共謀和電信欺詐罪。
霍爾姆斯在上周五晚些時(shí)候向加州圣何塞聯(lián)邦法院遞交了申請(qǐng),。這是常規(guī)操作,,試圖推翻陪審團(tuán)的判決,但希望渺茫,。
刑事辯護(hù)律師塞斯·柯雷策表示:“對(duì)審判法庭的處置提起上訴時(shí),,幾乎都會(huì)對(duì)證據(jù)的充分性提出質(zhì)疑;在聯(lián)邦巡回上訴法院審理的欺詐案件中,,每年可能只有一起上訴能夠成功,?!?/p>
作為T(mén)heranos公司的創(chuàng)始人兼前首席執(zhí)行官,霍爾姆斯在1月被判對(duì)其指控的11項(xiàng)共謀和電信欺詐罪名中有4項(xiàng)罪名成立,,4項(xiàng)欺詐患者的罪名不成立。對(duì)于另外3項(xiàng)罪名,,陪審團(tuán)未能達(dá)成共識(shí),。
她還被判與前Theranos總裁拉梅什·桑尼·巴爾瓦尼同謀實(shí)施欺詐,但她的律師認(rèn)為檢察官并沒(méi)有提供兩人合謀的證據(jù),。
在案件審理過(guò)程中,,檢方向陪審團(tuán)出示了大量郵件和短信,證明兩人在相互配合,?;魻柲匪沟穆蓭熢谏暾?qǐng)中稱(chēng):“在審判中被作為證據(jù)的數(shù)百條短信中,只有一條短信貌似與向投資者陳述的內(nèi)容有關(guān),?!彼麄兯f(shuō)的短信與魯伯特·默多克的一筆投資有關(guān)。
但律師稱(chēng),,這條由證人描述的短信“沒(méi)有暗示巴爾瓦尼先生和霍爾姆斯女士正在共謀欺詐默多克先生,。”
柯雷策表示:“即使法官批準(zhǔn)這項(xiàng)動(dòng)議,,檢方依舊可以向第九巡回上訴法院上訴,。檢察官們都訓(xùn)練有素,他們?cè)趯徟兄谐鍪玖舜罅孔C據(jù),,因此即使部分證據(jù)在上訴中被推翻,,依舊有足夠多證據(jù)能夠至少維持一項(xiàng)罪名?!?/p>
霍爾姆斯的律師還對(duì)被判成立的幾項(xiàng)電信欺詐罪提出了質(zhì)疑,,這是檢方起訴霍爾姆斯的主要罪名。
檢方起訴的依據(jù)是,,霍爾姆斯沒(méi)有如實(shí)說(shuō)明Theranos血液分析儀的功能和準(zhǔn)確度,。霍爾姆斯的律師主張,,投資者欺詐罪名的主要依據(jù)是舉報(bào)者埃里卡·張的證詞,。但律師稱(chēng),張作證稱(chēng)Theranos的檢測(cè)結(jié)果不準(zhǔn)確,,是在霍爾姆斯向投資者宣傳新版分析儀之前,。
霍爾姆斯的律師寫(xiě)道:“與Theranos合作的投資者關(guān)注的是公司的長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo),及其未來(lái)影響醫(yī)療行業(yè)的能力,?!?/p>
美國(guó)地方法官愛(ài)德華·達(dá)維拉安排在7月份舉行聽(tīng)證會(huì),,考慮霍爾姆斯的申請(qǐng)。按計(jì)劃將在9月對(duì)霍爾姆斯做出判決,。
與此同時(shí),,對(duì)巴爾瓦尼的同樣指控仍在審理當(dāng)中。
美國(guó)舊金山檢察官辦公室發(fā)言人亞布拉罕·西蒙斯并未立即對(duì)置評(píng)請(qǐng)求作出答復(fù),。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Elizabeth Holmes asked a judge to toss out her conviction, claiming no rational juror could have found her guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud beyond a reasonable doubt.
The request, filed late Friday in federal court in San Jose, California, is a routine and long-shot attempt to overturn a jury verdict.
“Sufficiency of the evidence challenges are raised in almost every appeal from a trial court disposition; maybe one such appeal a year is successful in a fraud case in any federal circuit court of appeals,” criminal defense attorney Seth Kretzer said.
The founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Theranos Inc. was convicted in January of four out of 11 counts of conspiracy and wire fraud and acquitted of four counts that she deceived patients. The jury was unable to reach a unanimous consensus on three other counts.
She was convicted of conspiring with former Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to commit fraud, but her lawyers argued prosecutors cited no evidence of such an agreement.
At trial, the government showed jurors numerous emails and texts to demonstrate coordination between the two. “Of the hundreds of text messages admitted at trial, the government cites only one that appears to relate to the content of representations to an investor,” lawyers for Holmes wrote in the filing, referring to a message about an investment by Rupert Murdoch.
But the text, described by a witness for context, “provides no inkling that Mr. Balwani and Ms. Holmes were conspiring to defraud Mr. Murdoch,” the lawyers wrote.
“Even if the judge were grant this motion, the government would still appeal to the Ninth Circuit” court of appeals, Kretzer said. “Prosecutors are heavily trained to present trials with abundant evidence so that even if some part were to fall apart on appeal, there is still enough to sustain at least one count of conviction.”
Holmes’s lawyers also attacked the wire fraud counts that she was convicted of, which were the backbone of the government’s case against her.
The basis for the charges was that Holmes lied about the capabilities and accuracy of Theranos blood analyzers. The investor fraud counts relied heavily on the testimony of whistleblower Erica Cheung, lawyers for Holmes argued. But Cheung testified about failures of Theranos results before Holmes promoted to investors a later version of its analyzers, the miniLab, they said.
“Investors, with whom Theranos partnered, were focused on the long-term goals of the company and its ability to impact health care in the future,” Holmes’s lawyers wrote.
US District Judge Edward Davila has scheduled a hearing in July to consider Holmes’s request. She’s scheduled to be sentenced in September.
Meanwhile, Balwani’s trial on the same charges Holmes faced is still underway.
Abraham Simmons, a spokesman for the US Attorney’s Office in San Francisco, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.