发言原文
In federal criminal appeals (such as before the Second Circuit), an appellate court will not dismiss a conviction simply because a third party asserts the defendant is innocent. Rather, the court evaluates whether the trial court committed reversible legal or constitutional errors. Here are the primary legal elements and structural arguments that defense attorneys typically raise to seek a dismissal or vactur of a federal fraud conviction: 1. Intervening & Superseding Causation (The "Local Farm Management" Argument) This directly touches on your account regarding CEO Anhong and the regional farm leadership: The Legal Argument: The defense must argue that the economic harm or loss experienced by investors was not proximately caused by Miles Guo, but was instead caused by the independent, unauthorized acts of third parties (e.g., local farm heads misappropriating funds, freezing accounts, or expelling members without Guo's knowledge or directive). How it applies to dismissal: If the evidence shows an independent, intervening cause broke the chain of causation between the defendant’s actions and the investors' loss, the prosecution’s theory of wire fraud or racketeering loses a key element (loss causation).