Cross-examined Adam Yedidia about the defendant's paddle-court statement, the meaning attributed to it, Yedidia's penthouse apartment, and comparisons with earlier dorm living. The court cautioned that parts of the questioning had become unnecessarily repetitive.
Defense· Defense team for Samuel Bankman-Fried
Christian R. Everdell
Trial counsel who represented Samuel Bankman-Fried in his 2023 federal criminal case.
AppearedFederal Criminal Trial
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Served as defense trial counsel and conducted examinations of prosecution and defense witnesses. His trial activity included cross-examinations of Adam Yedidia, Gary Wang, Christian Drappi, Richard Busick, Cory Gaddis, Shamel Medrano, and Paige Owens, as well as the direct examination of defense witness Krystal Rolle.
On Day 3, his cross-examination of Yedidia addressed the context of the defendant's paddle-court statement and Yedidia's housing and prior living arrangements. The prosecution revisited those subjects on redirect. During the cross, the court cautioned Everdell that portions of the questioning were unnecessarily repetitive and directed him to curb the repetition.
His examination of Wang continued across trial days and included a brief recross after redirect and questions from the court. During the Day 4 cross-examination, the court sustained an objection and instructed him not to repeat the challenged conduct. The government separately stated that it intended to object if later questioning revisited subjects already covered; the court did not rule on that prospective objection at that point.
Later examinations broadened the defense's testing of prosecution witnesses through cross-examinations of Drappi, Busick, Gaddis, Medrano, and Owens. On Day 14, he shifted to presenting the defense case by conducting Rolle's direct examination.
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Cross-examined Gary Wang over multiple trial days and conducted recross after redirect and the court's examination. During the cross-examination, the court sustained an objection and instructed counsel not to repeat the challenged conduct; the excerpt does not identify the objection's basis.
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Conducted defense cross-examinations of Christian Drappi, Richard Busick, Cory Gaddis, Shamel Medrano, and Paige Owens.
Presented Krystal Rolle's testimony through direct examination after the government rested and the defense case began.
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Questioned Adam Yedidia about the context and meaning of the defendant's paddle-court statement and about Yedidia's housing and living arrangements. The prosecution returned to those subjects on redirect.
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Tested Gary Wang's account through cross-examination and brief recross. The cited excerpts establish the examination phases but do not support a broader conclusion about Wang's truthfulness.
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Served as defense trial counsel, cross-examining several prosecution witnesses and conducting Krystal Rolle's direct examination. His questioning tested witness accounts while also producing court instructions concerning repetition and the conduct of cross-examination.
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