Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes seeks new trial
The petition centers on the reliability of testimony provided by former Theranos lab director
Prosecutors highlighted Rosendorff's testimony during their closing arguments to a jury that convicted Holmes on four felony counts of investor fraud and conspiracy earlier this year after a nearly four-month trial. The same jury acquitted Holmes on charges of fraud and conspiracy against patients who had their blood tested by Theranos.
Rosendorff, reached via LinkedIn, said he had no comment, adding "Do not contact me."
Holmes, 38, is currently free on bail, but is facing up to 20 years in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for
Her lawyers argued in a 17-page filing that Rosendorff is now expressing misgivings about his testimony, based on recent actions described in the court document.
The filing states that Rosendorff appeared at the home Holmes shares with her partner,
Before departing, according to the filing, Rosendorff told Evans that during his trial testimony "he tried to answer the questions honestly but that the prosecutors tried to make everyone look bad" and now feels like "he had done something wrong." Before he appeared at Holmes' residence, the document said, Rosendorff left a 30-second voicemail for one of her lawyers asking for a face-to-face meeting with Holmes because he thought it could be "quite healing" for both of them.
In their filing, Holmes lawyers said they had not been able to ask Rosendorff for further information about his reflections on his trial testimony for ethical reasons. The lawyers proposed an
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