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Don't think I heard of this defense before but I am no legal expert. Just sounds like a way to pass the buck to someone else
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...led-documents-defense-strategy-152803717.html
She took Billions from people on the lies she telling and now she saying her boyfriend made her do it. Sounds like some Bull
the documents, Holmes contends that alleged abuse by her onetime boyfriend — former Theranos COO and president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, who also faces criminal charges — influenced her beliefs about the startup's operations and financial well being.
“During the period of the charged conspiracy, and throughout Ms. Holmes’ and Mr. Balwani’s relationship, she deferred to and relied on what she perceived to be Mr. Balwani’s business acumen,” an unsealed brief filed by Holmes’ attorneys states. “... She believed that what Mr. Balwani was telling her was true.”
Holmes’ attorneys argue that she should be permitted to introduce expert opinion testimony from Dr. Mindy Mechanic — a clinical psychologist who examined Holmes — about how the alleged abuse affected her mental state when she ran Theranos. Balwani has denied
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...led-documents-defense-strategy-152803717.html
She took Billions from people on the lies she telling and now she saying her boyfriend made her do it. Sounds like some Bull