Holmes’s lawyers had proposed to dismiss for hardship were people of color.
On Wednesday, the prosecution argued that five of the potential jurors that Ms. Still another prospective juror was dismissed for bias because his mother-in-law went to prison for embezzlement. Theranos was felled, in part, by two young employees who reported issues with the company’s tests to government agencies and the press. When Judge Davila asked if any jurors had been exposed to domestic abuse on Wednesday, roughly half of them raised their hands and shared stories that they said could sway their views of the evidence and testimonies.Īnother potential juror worked on a whistle-blower program for law enforcement. Holmes’s lawyers have indicated that she is likely to argue that she was abused and controlled by her business partner, Ramesh Balwani, known as Sunny, whom she also dated. Holmes has spawned documentaries, a book and a mini-series starring Amanda Seyfried.įinding jurors who had never heard of Theranos, which collapsed in 2018 after reports that its blood-testing technology did not work as advertised, was a challenge.ĭomestic abuse was a significant topic of discussion.
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Her trial is one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent fraud cases and a public fascination with Ms.
Holmes, who is battling 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud over false claims she made about Theranos’s blood tests and business. Holmes’s defense lawyers questioned roughly 100 potential jurors over their answers to a 28-page questionnaire that spanned topics including what news outlets they read, whether they knew any potential witnesses and whether they have had negative medical experiences. District Court for the Northern District of California, federal prosecutors and Ms. The jury consists of seven men and five women.įor two days, Judge Edward Davila of U.S. A jury of 12 residents of Northern California and five alternates was sworn in on Thursday for the fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of blood testing start-up Theranos, which is set to begin next week.
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