Kouri Richins, the Kamas mother accused of poisoning her husband before writing a children’s book about grief, will have to find a new defense team.
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On Friday, the firm of Ray, Quinney and Nebeker claimed their desire to stop defending Richins stemmed from the civil cases the firm represented Richins for, not the criminal case. Whatever the issues were, they were connected to the entire firm, so the firm as a whole asked the judge to find another defense team for Richins’ criminal trial.
Former prosecutor Jeremy Deus, who is not connected to this case, said this could cause a significant delay in the trial because the new lawyer would need time to look over all the evidence. The motion to withdraw also asked the judge to appoint another attorney, meaning appointing a public defender.Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husbandDeus said the court will have to look at Richins’ assets to determine whether she can afford her own attorney or not.
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