11/20/2025
Report: The last hearing on Tuesday included a motion to withdraw by his attorney, Rory Durkin. Specifics were not gone over other than the client/attorney relationship was irretrievably broken. The motion was granted and the next hearing was rescheduled for January 27th, 2026 at 9:00am. Ahead of that hearing, there will be a filing that includes instructions on how to virtually attend the hearing. Since there is a rather large audience on here and courts do not want to be innudated with hundreds of listeners, I'm going to refrain from posting that information. It is public, however, and you can find it. The purpose of the next hearing is a 'Rule 8' hearing. A Rule 8 hearing is:
"A Minnesota Rule 8 hearing is a second court appearance in felony and gross misdemeanor cases where the defendant is officially advised of their rights, informed of the charges, and given the opportunity to enter a plea. It is also when the defense can request or waive an Omnibus Hearing and discuss pretrial issues, including discovery, motions, and the possibility of a plea agreement."
If there is someone who really wants to listen in on it and cannot figure it out, please send me a private message.
In short, it appears KS and his attorney didn't see 'eye to eye' over something and the judge agreed to let Durkin walk. The specifics were not discussed and KS will have to find another attorney and/or request a public defender. However, he would have to qualify for a public defender and show that he is below the ability to pay for a non-public defender attorney.
If such delays continue, the judge can determine that someone appears to be trying to intentionally delay and force a trial with or without an attorney. This happened to John Woodward in Season Two.
