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Sam Bankman-Fried's proceedings is scheduled to commencement connected Oct. 3, but the existent opening arguments are projected to statesman a time later, a recently released tribunal proceedings calendar shows.
The document, posted to the nationalist tribunal docket connected Thursday, shows that portion astir of October and the archetypal week of November are dedicated to the trial, the tribunal volition not beryllium successful league betwixt Oct. 20 and Oct. 25. Nov. 3 volition besides beryllium a time off, arsenic volition Oct. 9 and Nov. 10 -- some of which are nationalist holidays.
During a proceeding earlier Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is overseeing the trial, asked the prosecution and defence to estimation however agelong they expect their respective cases to last. Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Kudla said the Department of Justice estimated their lawsuit taking 4 to 5 weeks. Mark Cohen, representing Bankman-Fried, said the defense's lawsuit was much streamlined and -- if the defence chooses to contiguous a lawsuit -- they could instrumentality up to a week and a half.
The calendar mightiness beryllium extended arsenic a result, the justice noted, but successful immoderate lawsuit the statement seems to beryllium that the proceedings volition extremity by Thanksgiving successful precocious November.
During that aforesaid hearing, the justice denied a defence motion to person Bankman-Fried temporarily released for the duration of the trial. The onetime FTX enforcement has pleaded not blameworthy to charges of fraud and conspiracy.
The proceedings volition footwear disconnected astatine 9:30 a.m. ET connected Tuesday, erstwhile voir dire begins.
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