Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen's defense attorneys quit the case Thursday after allegations that someone tied to an attorney's office leaked sensitive photos.
The defense counsel for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen withdrew from the double-murder case Thursday after allegations that leaked photos of the crime scene came from one of the attorney's associates.
Disqualification of either of his court appointed attorneys would greatly prejudice his right to counsel and a timely trial,' Hennessy said in the filing. 'Disqualification of counsel is an extreme remedy for any alleged or perceived violation of a court’s order. Most if not all cases concerning disqualification of counsel involve conflicts of interest.
Allen's defense, however, alleged in court documents filed last month that Libby and Abby's deaths were part of a ritualistic sacrifice performed by members of a pagan Odinist cult in Indiana, arguing that branches and other items found at the scene of the girls' murders were arranged in patterns specific to Odinism. Prosecutors called the claims 'colorful, dramatic' and 'unprofessional.' Police recovered Libby's cellphone under her body on Feb.
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