It is vitally important that Mr. Kelly meaningfully participate in his post-trial defense,” Bonjean wrote in the motion, saying she hoped to communicate with him in an upcoming Zoom call.
Bonjean, a New York-based attorney whose legal career began in Chicago, also noted that Kelly had decided to part ways with his original trial team, but that formal withdrawals were still pending.
Bonjean said prosecutors did not object to the delay. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly granted the extension. The new deadline to file the appeal is now Feb. 17.
