Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes’ flurry of attempts last week to get a new trial has multiple goals, and one of those court motions stands a good chance of delaying the start of her expected prison sentence, legal experts say.
“The clock is ticking for Ms. Holmes on her liberty,” said Steven Clark, a legal analyst and former Santa Clara County prosecutor.
With her sentencing next month expected to result in a multi-year prison term, Holmes this week filed three motions in U.S. District Court in San Jose asking Judge Edward Davila to toss the jury’s four-count guilty verdict in her felony fraud case and order a new trial. Those filings, one last Tuesday and two last Wednesday, came after Davila last week nixed her earlier attempt to toss the verdict for good without a new trial.
