Eugene "Big U" Henley wants to delay his upcoming federal RICO trial by another eight months as his attorneys argue they need more time to prepare for the case.
According to court documents obtained by Complex , Henley's attorneys filed an emergency motion Friday (October 23) requesting that his trial be moved from February 16, 2027, to October 19, 2027.
The request comes after Henley's current attorneys, Charles C. Brown and Andrea Luem, were appointed on September 25, leaving them fewer than five months to prepare for a trial involving dozens of federal charges.
"The trial is complex, the discovery is voluminous, and Mr. Henley is facing a possible sentence of life imprisonment," the attorneys wrote. "After a careful review of the landscape of this case, Counsel for Mr.…