The sentencing date for a Minot man convicted of the 2020 murder of Alice Queirolo has been rescheduled again to Feb. 18, 2025.

Shawnee Krall appeared in North Central District Court on Monday for a status conference, the first with new court-appointed attorney Jamie Schaible.

Schaible asked the court for a continuance of the Nov. 4 sentencing date to February to give her more time to familiarize herself with her client’s case. Judge Stacy Louser clarified with Krall that he was comfortable delaying his sentencing for four more months, which would also delay his access to treatment and services that would be available through the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

“I just want my attorney to be prepared,” Krall said.

Schaible is Krall’s 12th court-appointed attorney since he was arrested in December 2020, following attorney Thomas Burkhard, who withdrew from the case less than two weeks after he was assigned to replace Krall’s trial attorney, Stormy Vickers. Vickers was allowed to withdraw from the case at the end of September in light of persistent requests for his removal by Krall, who also filed an ethics complaint against him.

Krall’s sentencing was originally set for Feb. 18 after his trial concluded with a guilty verdict from a Stark County jury on Aug. 2. Louser would later order the sentencing date to be moved up to an earlier date after Krall categorically refused to cooperate with probation and parole officers seeking to complete a court ordered presentence investigation.

Krall has repeatedly and adamantly maintained his innocence post-conviction. He filed an appeal with the North Dakota Supreme Court alleging ineffective counsel by Vickers and accusing Louser of judicial misconduct for not allowing him to remove Vickers as his attorney before, during and after the trial. Krall is being represented by courted-appointed attorney Samuel Gereszek in his appeal, but the N.D. Supreme Court issued a stay of that proceeding until Krall has been sentenced.

Schaible asked for more time to review the discovery from Krall’s trial, as well as any of the presentencing investigation filings based solely on his criminal history before his arrest for Queirolo’s murder. Louser said transcripts of the trial aren’t available at this time, but audio recordings could be provided. Schaible indicated Krall still maintains his innocence, which she said would be factored into her recommendation to the court at his sentencing.

Louser reminded Krall that maintaining his innocence would “go against you, so to speak” at sentencing and admonished him that “we’re not retrying the case.”

“The jury’s verdict has been received. You understand that? The trial has already taken place. The issue before us is sentencing,” Louser said.

As the sentencing date was finalized, Louser once again reminded Krall the sentencing is not an opportunity to retry the case, to which he replied, “You were misled. It was a false conviction, your honor.”

Krall faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the count of Class AA felony murder.