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		ashtonkem on Jan 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Theranos destroyed subpoenaed SQL blood test datab... Complex trials take a long time, and prosecutors often use pretrial detention as a tool to coerce defendants to waive their right to a speedy trial.

TheRealDunkirk on Jan 12, 2021 | [–]

> Complex trials take a long time

Especially when you're dealing with the defendants purposely scuttling evidence of a highly technical nature. The court will not treat this lightly.

oldgradstudent on Jan 12, 2021 | [–]

Not in this case, though. Or am I missing anything?

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