Robert Kraft won’t be able to have his lawyer appear on his behalf at his next court hearing.
The 77-year-old Patriots owner’s arraignment on misdemeanor charges of soliciting prostitution at a Jupiter, Florida, spa is now scheduled for March 28, according to court documents filed Thursday. And according to officials, Kraft will have to be there himself for the 9 a.m. hearing in Palm Beach.
“THE DEFENDANT MUST BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING,” read the hearing notice filed Thursday.
Kraft’s arraignment had previously been scheduled for March 27 — which would have conflicted with the annual NFL owners meetings in Phoenix (March 24-27).