Could Sam Bankman-Fried’s Adderall dose be grounds for mistrial?
Sam Bankman-Fried ’s defense team filed a motion on Sunday evening that states that he has “not [had] his prescribed dose of Adderall during trial hours,” with the footnote that he “has been given one dose between 4:00 am and 6:00 am… which wears off by the time trial starts at 9:30 am.” The footnote also clarifies that Bankman-Fried receives a second dose of Adderall “between approximately 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm.” The motion alleges that Bankman-Fried “will not be able to meaningfully participate in the presentation of the defense case” without having access to “a 12-hour extended-release 20mg dose of Adderall in the morning before he is transported to the courthouse.” The motion cleverly includes the caveat that “even if [SBF is given extended-release Adderall] there is no way of knowing… whether [it] will be effective.” The motion, as filed by Bankman-Fried’s defense team. Read more: Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team failed to crack Caroline Ellison Real problem or p...