Former GOP Senate candidate convicted of incest gets new lawyer
Joel Koskan sought new legal representation after arguing old lawyer wasn't returning calls
SPRINGFIELD, S.D. — Convicted sex offender and failed Republican state Senate candidate Joel Koskan has been appointed a new attorney after claims his last lawyer was “outright refusing” his phone calls as part of his attempt to vacate his decade-long prison sentence.
More than six months after Koskan pleaded guilty to two counts of incest in 2023 — charges which stemmed from a sexual relationship with his adopted daughter — he filed a civil lawsuit asking the court to review and ultimately toss out his sentence, claiming a multitude of issues under which his rights were violated.
But the lawsuit is moving slowly and has yet to be heard in court. In a letter written to Judge Christina Klinger on May 24, Koskan said he had gone roughly five months without receiving a letter of correspondence from then-lawyer Andrew Knecht.
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