Pop star R. Kelly seeks to shake up defense team ahead of trial in Brooklyn
Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly wants to shake up his legal defense team two months before he is set to go on trial in Brooklyn Federal Court on federal racketeering charges.
His top two attorneys, Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard, of Chicago, filed a motion this week seeking to withdraw from the long-delayed case, saying it would be “impossible” for them “to properly represent Mr. Kelly under the current circumstances.” Kelly is facing separate charges in that city.
Brooklyn Federal Judge Ann Donnelly did not immediately grant the motion, requesting more details about the apparent falling out among Kelly’s team of lawyers.
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