Lil Durk’s federal murder-for-hire trial has been postponed yet again and is now slated to begin this spring, despite the rapper’s insistence on proceeding as scheduled.
Per court documents, a judge in California approved a continuance on January 5, pushing back the trial originally planned for January 20. The proceedings are now set to start on May 4, following a pretrial conference on April 13.
While all the other defendants in the case sought the delay, Durk — whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks — opposed the motion and advocated for the trial to move forward as planned. However, the court granted the postponement, referencing the extraordinary complexity and scale of the case as justification.
Legal filings highlight a vast array of evidence involved, including hundreds of gigabytes of digital data such as audio, video recordings, surveillance footage, over 30,000 pages of reports and records, photographs, witness statements, medical files, and other critical materials.
The court document noted the unusual and intricate nature of the case: “The case is so unusual and so complex, due to the nature of the prosecution and the number of defendants that it is unreasonable to expect preparation for pre-trial proceedings or for the trial itself within the time limits established by the Speedy Trial Act.”
Durk, now 33, has been in custody since his arrest in October 2024 in Florida. He faces multiple charges, including conspiracy, murder-for-hire, and using a firearm in connection with a violent crime.
Authorities allege that he paid five affiliates of his Only The Family (OTF) collective to carry out a hit on Quando Rondo in August 2022. The incident reportedly stems from retaliation for King Von’s death in 2020 at the hands of Rondo associate Timothy “Lul Timm” Leeks. The alleged plot led to the killing of Rondo’s cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson.
The trial has already faced two delays — one in January of last year and another in September.
In an attempt to bring an end to the legal battle, Durk filed a motion in October to dismiss and disqualify the ongoing federal case. However, that request was denied in December.
