Ross Ulbricht’s Reply Brief Questions the Fairness of His Trial
Ross Ulbricht's defense counsel has submitted a reply brief to the US Court of Appeals disputing the fairness of the trial that led to his conviction. The Silk Road episode is back in the news. This time, Ross Ulbricht’s defense is questioning the fairness of the trial that led to his conviction. Ross’ defense team has appealed his sentence in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Filed by the Ross Ulbricht’s defense counsel Joshua Dratel, the reply brief states that his client was wrongly convicted after being investigated by corrupt law enforcement officials. The....
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Ross Ulbricht’s legal defense filed a reply to the government as part of his appeal this week. On behalf of Ulbricht, who was sentenced to double life in prison without parole for operating the Silk Road dark marketplace under the alias Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR) more than a year ago, attorney Joshua Dratel disputes the fairness of the trial. The defense has requested that Ulbricht’s “convictions should be vacated, and a new trial ordered, or that he be re-sentenced before a different district judge.” Ulbricht's defense had issued an initial appeal earlier this year, which was answered by....
The defense team for Ross Ulbricht recently filed a reply brief in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in addition to the original appeal. Both Ulbricht’s family and defense attorney Joshua Dratel believe the Silk Road founder received an unfair trial for multiple reasons. Ross Ulbricht’s Defense Team Wants All Charges Dropped or a Retrial With....
There have been a few developments in the Silk Road case, and we will cover the main findings regarding the ongoing trial including Ross Ulbricht. The main change in the Ross Ulbricht case is the evidence presented by the FBI. The most important object was Ross Ulbricht’s laptop that was shown to have a digital journal that depicted his involvement in Silk Road as well as creating it. The information found in the journal is very extensive and quite interesting. He begins depicting his past. A man broken by heartbreak and the lack of opportunities. He is shown to be desperate:
The alleged involvement of another corrupt agent in the investigation of Ross Ulbricht and the Silk Road raises questions about evidence suppression. The closure of Silk Road followed by Ross Ulbricht’s arrest and conviction has been one of the high-profile cases in the history of Bitcoin. The involvement of corrupt agents in the investigation created a backlash to the agencies involved in the Silk Road investigation namely, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Secret Service. After two agents, Carl Force (DEA) and Shawn Bridges (Secret Service) were found guilty of....
The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has denied Ross Ulbricht’s appeal of a life sentence for his role as the leader of the Silk Road online drug marketplace, according to a court filing. Circuit judges did not agree with Ulbricht’s claims that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence, that the court denied him a right to a fair trial and denied his motion for a new trial, and that his sentence is procedurally and substantially unreasonable. Silk Road, seized by the FBI in 2013, was considered the most sophisticated marketplace on the....