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Suge Knight’s Lawyer Tries, Fails to Escape Mogul’s Retrial

Suge Knight spoke at a court hearing, saying he wants to proceed with his re-trial this month despite his lawyer David Kenner asking to withdraw

Suge Knight appeared remotely from a San Diego prison Thursday and told a judge he was surprised to hear his longtime lawyer, David Kenner, had asked to withdraw as his attorney just weeks before a major civil trial. After the 30-minute hearing, Los Angeles County Judge Thomas Long denied Kenner’s motion to withdraw, calling it “untimely” on the “eve of trial.” He kept the month-long jury trial’s planned Monday start but ordered the parties back for a final status conference Friday. Testifying from prison at the initial civil trial three years ago, Knight told jurors he accelerated because he feared for his life after another man, Cle “Bone” Sloan, allegedly brandished a gun and started punching him through his truck window.

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