Judge declines to overturn Elizabeth Holmes guilty verdict

[atombender]

https://apnews.com/article/elizabeth-holmes-technology-california-san-jose-1a1f68ba60e6d061e46a1baecfac9b4f

[jquery]

Being rich sure has its perks though, all these extra chances the rest of us don't get.

[Justin_K → jquery]

Wouldn't any criminal have the same right to request this from a judge? How are rich people treated differently?

[pyuser583 → Justin_K]

Appeals have to be initiated within a year, and there are no public defenders for them.

[JumpCrisscross → pyuser583]

> there are no public defenders for [appeals]

There are [1][2]. It’s just not guaranteed.

[1] https://www.ospd.ca.gov/

[2] https://cadc.net/

[pyuser583 → JumpCrisscross]

Does the California state public defender represent people in federal court?

[hayd]

> That leaves the former Silicon Valley star a step closer to serving prison time.

Don't appeals usually occur _from_ prison? Why was she not immediately incarcerated after the guilty verdict?

[watwut → hayd]

Not necessary. She was not sentenced yet. And even sentence does not have to start right away.

[ThePinion]

Everything about this legitimately seems like a plot from Silicon Valley. Life imitates art?