Attorney's health woes delay Holloway trial
A trial that was to have begun on Tuesday for a Hoyt resident accused of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 14 has been delayed due to medical issues with his attorney, it was reported in Jackson County District Court.
Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller said that after a telephone conference call with Topeka attorney William Rork, who is representing Leon Holloway, 50, no firm date has been set for Holloway’s trial, although a late November date is a possibility.
A four-day trial was to have begun on Tuesday for Holloway, who has been charged with rape, indecent liberties with a child and two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy based on alleged incidents that reportedly occurred between April 2012 and March 2015.
Rork filed a motion to continue the trial in recent weeks, stating that he had medical issues to resolve before he could return to court. District Court Judge Norbert Marek granted the motion during Thursday’s conference call, but given Rork’s condition, no new trial date was set.
Holloway is currently free on bond.
