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Suge Knight Refuses to Let Lawyer Quit, Retrial Begins Tuesday

Suge Knight appeared by video as his lawyer cited a 'breakdown in communication' but a judge ruled Knight's wrongful death retrial must begin Tuesday.

As he heads into a second wrongful death trial involving the fatal 2015 hit-and-run of Compton businessman Terry Carter, Suge Knight is digging in, refusing to let his longtime lawyer, David Kenner, withdraw from the case. Kenner again pleaded for his dismissal as Knight appeared by video from the San Diego prison where he’s serving a 28-year sentence for his voluntary manslaughter conviction stemming from Carter’s death. Testifying under a grant of immunity at a criminal hearing in 2015, Sloan said the item in his hands was a two-way radio that he used as a security guard on Straight Outta Compton.

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