9 women and 3 men on the jury is a terrible setup for Sam.
Pregnant 39-year-old doctor's assistant - 100% judgmental.
The social worker will judge.
A charity fundraiser will judge.
Correctional officer - will condemn.
A subway conductor with five children might give Sam a chance.
A teacher from a special education school will judge.
Librarian - Sends Sam to Hell.
A guy with cancer who can still be cured is Sam's hope. This man was a banker and can show the rest of the jury that Sam is innocent.
The rest of the jury will sympathize with him. Sam has a chance of being acquitted if the cancer patient buys some version of the defense.
Conclusions from the opening statements in the Sam Bankman-Fried case:
- The prosecutor's office focuses on the fact that SBF deliberately took money from clients and used it to finance its luxurious life.
- The prosecution claims that they have evidence, including the testimony of Caroline Ellison and Sam’s own tweets.
- Sam's defense team is emphasizing that the collapse is to blame for the volatility of the crypto market, which can drown any business. SBF faced a storm when Alameda's creditors began withdrawing money abruptly.
- The defense is trying to blame Ellison for the collapse. Sam told her to hedge Alameda trades, but she didn't.
-The defense admitted that Alameda had privileges on FTX: there was a computer code that allowed Alameda to withdraw an unlimited amount of money. This was done simply for convenience.