S. Gale Dick - Sam Bankman-Fried Case Archive

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S. Gale Dick appeared as trial counsel for Samuel Bankman-Fried and was identified on the first day as the defense attorney who would address a matter before jury selection.

During the Day 17 charge conference, Dick argued that the proposed jury instructions should include the misappropriation theory and preserved defense objections to disputed language. The court overruled one objection he addressed and later rejected the position attributed to him concerning the Peltz and Cassese authorities, leaving that section of the instructions unchanged.

Trial Record (2)

FederalFederal Criminal TrialOct 3, 2023 – Nov 2, 2023

S. Gale Dick served as defense trial counsel and argued objections to proposed jury instructions during the Day 17 charge conference, including the omission of the misappropriation theory.

Day 1

Oct 3, 2023

ProceduralPretrial Matters Before Jury Selection2lines spoken

Summary

The court deferred a decision on a possible remote Ukrainian witness, advised Samuel Bankman-Fried of his personal right to testify, and addressed voir dire and other trial-opening matters.

Day 17

Oct 31, 2023

Charge ConferenceCharge Conference1highlight121lines spoken

Summary

The court resolved extensive disputes over the final jury charge and, after reconvening, ruled that the misappropriation theory would require proof of a false statement.

Highlights (1)

Quote“It's our position, your Honor, that the indictment charges solely a misappropriation theory. It does not charge a misrepresentation theory of wire fraud on customers. So instructions that reference a misrepresentation theory, in our view, are improper and a constructive amendment of the indictment.”— S. Gale DickThe defense stated its central preserved objection to submitting customer wire fraud through a separate misrepresentation theory.Open in transcript →