Elizabeth Holmes may use mental health as a defense

Erstwhile Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes may pursue a “mental disease” defense in her criminal fraud trial this coming March, according to a new court document. Holmes and COO Sunny Balwani, a former boyfriend, could face up to 20 years in prison for their claims to diagnose disease based on a single drop of blood. 

Holmes’ lawyers now say they have evidence “relating to a mental disease or defect or any other mental condition of the defendant bearing on the issue of guilt.” This includes testimony from a psychological expert on trauma and violence against women.