Introduction

Seven days and more than 50 hours after deliberations began in the criminal trial of elizabeth holmes, the jury finally came to a decision at four ten p m. Court room four on the fifth floor of the san jose court house was packed with family and friends including her partner billy evans,. Her mother noel, her father christian, and billy's sister grace sat just a few feet away. As the verdicts for each count were read, the room fell completely silent. Caroline pelice is a white collar defence attorney who advised hundreds of clients throughout the trial. She says she has never seen something like this: "I'm sort of baffled by the results"