Overview
- Deliberations started on September 9, 2026, after closing arguments in the federal case over an August 19, 2022 shooting that killed Saviay'a “Lul Pab” Robinson.
- Durk Banks, known as Lil Durk, faces five counts including conspiracy to commit stalking and murder‑for‑hire charges that could carry a life sentence if jurors convict on the core counts.
- Prosecutors say the attack was a retaliation tied to the 2020 killing of King Von and built their case from cooperating witnesses, flight and financial records, phone and GPS data, and selective media and lyric excerpts.
- The defense urged reasonable doubt by attacking the credibility and incentives of three cooperating witnesses, pointing to investigative gaps and arguing that association with Only The Family does not prove orchestration.
- Judge gave jurors a contested Pinkerton instruction that could extend criminal liability for co‑conspirator acts, and separate racketeering counts from a superseding indictment were severed for later proceedings.