SBF lawyers seek permission from the court to question prosecution witnesses under FTX’s terms of service and exclude “lay witness” testimony

Odaily Planet Daily News In a recent filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, SBF’s legal team sought to present certain information from FTX’s terms of service during the testimony of prosecution witnesses in a motion intended to resolve the ongoing criminal trial. "Certain Evidence Issues" in . The issue involves prosecutors and defense’s differing accounts of the alleged misuse of FTX funds. Lawyers for SBF said prosecutors intend to call witnesses and determine their “understanding and expectations” about how their deposits at FTX were used. The defense attorney claimed that regardless of a user’s understanding of FTX’s terms of service, “compliance with these terms is a defense to the crime charged.” "The defense's position is that the rights and obligations of the parties to the business relationship are not determined by the anticipation and understanding of the federal statute of frauds under the misappropriation theory," the filing said. Additionally, the attorneys asked the court to allow them to question the prosecution under FTX's terms of service. witnesses, and excludes the testimony of “lay witnesses.” (Cointelegraph)