Roman Storm Won’t Face a Tornado Cash Retrial Until 2027

A federal judge has adjourned Roman Storm's Tornado Cash retrial to April 26, 2027, as the developer's pending motion for acquittal is weighed.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla signed the two-page order on August 25 in the Southern District of New York. The later date came at Storm's own request rather than from prosecutors.

Why the Tornado Cash Retrial Slipped to 2027

Storm requested a date in late April 2027 from the court, according to the order. Failla granted it, citing his pending motion for acquittal. Storm still has a Rule 29 motion for acquittal pending. His lawyers want the guilty verdict thrown out, arguing prosecutors never presented enough evidence to support it.

Meanwhile, the judge excluded time under the Speedy Trial Act through April 26, 2027. The Speedy Trial Act is a US federal law that requires the government to bring a criminal defendant to trial within a specified period rather than allowing a case to remain pending indefinitely.

"The ends of justice would be served by excluding time under the Speedy Trial Act through April 26, 2027, and that this would outweigh the interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy retrial," the order read.

… Continue reading the full article at the original source below.