Shkreli has days to decide whether to take stand at fraud trial
Martin Shkreli has just days to decide whether to testify in his defense at his fraud trial.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case against the Retrophin founder by the middle of this week. Then Shkreli and his lawyers must make a choice that could prove to be the trial’s most compelling turning point: Will he take the risk that his eccentric personality may alienate jurors as he tries to offer an innocent explanation for his investment decisions?
“If Shkreli takes the stand, it would be a massive gamble — and quite possibly a game-ending strategic blunder,” said James Goodnow, an attorney at Fennemore Craig who is not involved in the case. “All it would take is one sarcastic eye roll, one snooty comment, and that’s it — he will have lost the jurors and his chances for acquittal.”
Shkreli isn’t required to testify, and his lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, has been silent on whether he will take the witness stand. John McCabe, a senior consultant with Decision Analysis, a trial advisory firm in Los Angeles who isn’t involved in the case, said it would be a risky move.
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Only Shkreli can show his very special brand of humility and remorse.
just in case.
