Elizabeth Holmes jury stopped on 3 charges, judge sends them back to consider
The jury, which has been thinking for seven days in the extortion preliminary, sent a note to the adjudicator saying it couldn't come to a choice on certain charges.
Theranos organizer Elizabeth Holmes shows up for her extortion preliminary at government court in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 3, 2022.
Theranos organizer Elizabeth Holmes shows up for her extortion preliminary at government court in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 3, 2022.Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters
A jury said it was stopped on three charges Monday in the government preliminary of Theranos author Elizabeth Holmes, a monthslong assessment into whether she hoodwinked financial backers in her bombed blood-testing startup.
The jury, which has been thinking for seven days in the extortion preliminary, sent a note to the appointed authority saying it couldn't settle on three of the 11 misrepresentation counts. Holmes, the face behind a modernized blood test, possibly faces 20 years in jail, fines and expected compensation to duped financial backers.
Judge Edward J. Davila, at the investigator's solicitation, read the jury guidelines known as an "Allen charge" — advising them to continue consultations and endeavor to arrive at a decision on the three charges.
"As members of the jury, you have an obligation to examine the case with each other and to ponder with an end goal to arrive at a consistent decision, assuming every one of you can do as such without disregarding your singular judgment and soul," Davila read.
"You ought not, nonetheless, change a legitimate conviction regarding the weight or impact of the proof exclusively on account of the assessments of your kindred hearers or for the simple motivation behind returning a decision," he said.
However, he likewise let the jury know that they shouldn't feel constrained to rapidly return a decision.
"Take as much time as you want to examine things," Davila added. "There is no rush."
At the protections' solicitation, the adjudicator additionally read the jury directions helping them to remember how respondents are assumed blameless until demonstrated liable and of the weight of verification.
The jury was then sent back to the consideration space to keep thinking about the charges.
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