After an attorney for a Hialeah teen accused of fatally stabbing his mother withdrew from representing him , a trial date set for next year could be prevented from moving forward.

It’s been more than two years since the now-15-year-old Derek Rosa allegedly confessed to stabbing and killing his mother, Irina Garcia, more than 40 times.

Since then, Rosa has been behind bars while attorneys prepare for a trial set for this upcoming January.

But now, Rosa’s attorneys want an extension, because Jose Baez, the high-profile attorney known for representing defendants like Casey Anthony, withdrew from Rosa’s case last week.

Baez cited personal reasons for his withdrawal, a move the remaining attorneys described to the judge as a huge dent in their preparation. It's a major shift that left the

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