Media Source:

San Francisco Gazetteer

Media URL:

https://sf.gazetteer.co/alleged-11-billion-hp-fraudster-mike-lynch-fought-extradition-to-sf-and-doesnt-want-jury-to-know-but-motion-for-mistrial-fails

Date:

2024/05/30

Summary:

Would knowing a defendant fought extradition for three years prejudice a jury? Defense attorneys in a current high-profile fraud case being heard in the federal court in San Francisco have made that argument.  But Lewis & Clark Professor John Parry explains why that might not be the case. “Extradition suggests not just a legal process, but an unwilling process, and arguably it suggests that this is a really serious matter — we don’t seek extradition of people for petty crimes,” Parry said. “On the other hand, the jury already knows that this is a serious matter — we are talking about an $11 billion deal allegedly procured by fraud.”