A panel of federal judges in San Francisco spent two hours on Tuesday grappling with legal issues raised in an attempt to overturn the fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Holmes, who is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence, was found guilty of orchestrating a blood-testing scam through her startup, Theranos.
The hearing, which took place nearly 2 1/2 years after Holmes' conviction, saw her parents and partner in attendance while she remained absent. The judges, Jacqueline Nguyen, Ryan Nelson, and Mary Schroeder, gave little indication of their stance on upholding or overturning the conviction but emphasized the need for compelling evidence to reverse the jury's verdict.
