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chelical
on Aug 15, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail
If I recall correctly, being imprisoned during trial makes conviction more likely and sentencing tends to be harsher. Seeing the defendant in prison garb biases the judge and the jury.
CryptoBanker
on Aug 15, 2023
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An affluent defendant like SBF will just get his lawyers to bring him clothes for his trial.
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