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    <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Sam Bankman-Fried" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/sam-bankman-fried.html">Sam Bankman-Fried</a>’s defense team filed a motion on Sunday evening that states that he has “not [had] his prescribed dose of Adderall during <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="trial" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/trial.html">trial</a> hours,” with the footnote that he “has been given one dose between 4:00 am and 6:00 am… which wears off by the time <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="trial" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/trial.html">trial</a> starts at 9:30 am.”</p>
    <p>The footnote also clarifies that Bankman-Fried receives a second dose of Adderall “between approximately 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm.”</p>
    <p>The motion alleges that Bankman-Fried “will not be able to meaningfully participate in the presentation of the defense case” without having access to “a 12-hour extended-release 20mg dose of Adderall in the morning before he is transported to the courthouse.”</p>
    <p>The motion cleverly includes the caveat that <strong>“even if [SBF is given extended-release Adderall] there is no way of knowing… whether [it] will be effective.”</strong></p>
    <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="820" height="997" src="https://cdn.thebittimes.com/images/2023/10/16/3771b47867c7c539196dcd03625a9849.webp" alt class="wp-image-50048" srcset="https://cdn.thebittimes.com/images/2023/10/16/3771b47867c7c539196dcd03625a9849.webp 820w, https://cdn.thebittimes.com/images/2023/10/16/3771b47867c7c539196dcd03625a9849.webp 247w, https://cdn.thebittimes.com/images/2023/10/16/3771b47867c7c539196dcd03625a9849.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px">
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      The motion, as filed by Bankman-Fried’s defense team.
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    <p><em>Read more: Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team failed to crack Caroline Ellison</em></p>
    <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-real-problem-or-possible-solution">Real problem or possible solution?</h2>
    <p>While Bankman-Fried has previously complained of an inability to receive medication while in jail, this latest problem looks at least to open up a convenient solution for the on-<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="trial" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/trial.html">trial</a> former billionaire; namely, the potential to claim a <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="mistrial" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/mistrial.html">mistrial</a> at some point in the future.</p>
    <p>It could very well be that Bankman-Fried is finding it difficult to focus before much of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="trial" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/trial.html">trial</a> has taken place daily and it’s absolutely worth ensuring that the alleged fraudster has his medical needs met.</p>
    <p>However, the caveat of not knowing if altering the medication will be effective <strong>paves the way for a future motion or appeal that could suggest Bankman-Fried was improperly medicated</strong> and therefore misrepresented himself on the stand or otherwise was unable to prepare a proper defense.</p>
    <p>What’s clear, regardless of whether the motion for an alteration in medication goes forward or not, is that the defense will be throwing as many wrenches into the prosecution’s plans as possible – usually in ways that journalists, the public, and – hopefully for the defense team – the prosecution haven’t yet considered.</p>
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/could-sam-bankman-fried-s-adderall-dose-be-grounds-for-mistrial-tbt66525.html">https://thebittimes.com/could-sam-bankman-fried-s-adderall-dose-be-grounds-for-mistrial-tbt66525.html</a></p>

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