Elizabeth Holmes May Use Mental State As Trial Defense

Elizabeth Holmes May Use Mental State As Trial Defense

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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' legal team may argue she suffers from a mental condition during her criminal trial, according to a court filing released late Wednesday, offering a look into a new line of defense for the disgraced founder's highly-anticipated fraud trial. 

Former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes arrives at the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Federal Court ... [+] on June 28, 2019 in San Jose, California. Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and former COO Ramesh Balwani appeared in federal court for a status hearing.



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Holmes' lawyers say they want to introduce evidence "relating to a mental disease or defect or any other mental condition of the defendant bearing