Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial will resume deliberations Monday
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The high-profile criminal trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will officially stretch into a new calendar year Monday when the jury entrusted with determining her fate will continue deliberations after a short respite.
The jury of eight men and four women concluded their deliberations for 2021 last Wednesday, which capped off their second week with the case without reaching a verdict.
Deliberations, which have so far spanned 44 hours over six days, are scheduled to resume in a San Jose federal courthouse. Monday will mark the seventh day that jurors will convene in an attempt to come to a unanimous decision on the charges Holmes is facing.
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