This week saw the Second Circuit Court of Appeals hear arguments in Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal of his criminal conviction. The three-judge panel appeared very skeptical of his attorney’s arguments.
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The narrative
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal was always going to be an uphill journey. Senior Judge Lewis Kaplan, the Southern District of New York jurist who oversaw the trial, is generally well-respected and the bar for securing a new trial is high.
Why it matters
Short of a presidential pardon (which still seems unlikely), this hearing may have been Bankman-Fried’s last chance at securing an early
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