# Spotlight: Sam's appeal

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## [Summary of Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/summary-of-sam-bankman-frieds-appeal/115)

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**Author:** [@ForumAdmin](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/ForumAdmin)\
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**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/summary-of-sam-bankman-frieds-appeal/115 "2025-03-06T10:13:43Z")

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Read time of this summary: 10m Read time of full brief: 1h 30m Sam has just filed his appeal brief.\[1\] He is appealing his conviction on the grounds that the cumulative effect of several legal errors and biases deprive…

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## [Amicus Brief on Autism to go with Appeal](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/amicus-brief-on-autism-to-go-with-appeal/122)

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**Author:** [@Maria](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Maria)\
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**Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/amicus-brief-on-autism-to-go-with-appeal/122 "2024-09-23T18:33:39Z")

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The amicus brief, written by experts in the field of ASD, has just been posted to the court docket. Sam has been diagnosed with both ADHD and ASD which the brief argues greatly impacted his behavior leading up to and dur…

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## [Should corporate law firms be held more accountable in white-collar criminal cases?](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/should-corporate-law-firms-be-held-more-accountable-in-white-collar-criminal-cases/117)

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**Author:** [@westernwind](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/westernwind)\
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**Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/should-corporate-law-firms-be-held-more-accountable-in-white-collar-criminal-cases/117 "2024-09-17T21:54:54Z")

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This Reuters article on Sam’s appeal goes into some depth on how Judge Kaplan severely restricted evidence of reliance on lawyers’ advice: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/column-sam-bankman-fried-claims-trial-j…