Overview
- Judge Carli Kierny approved attorney Robert Draskovich’s March 10 withdrawal, which he sought over retainer disputes.
- A March 31 hearing is set to appoint new counsel for Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who is currently without representation.
- This is Davis’s second attorney change since his September 2023 arrest, following earlier exits by Carl Arnold and Michael Pandullo.
- In February, the court denied a defense bid to suppress materials seized in a 2023 raid, keeping those items admissible.
- Davis is incarcerated at High Desert State Prison after a jail-fight conviction, and his trial is on the calendar for August 10.