Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Delphi murders this September
Allen’s lawyers say the conviction rests on an unconstitutional search, coerced confessions and blocked defense evidence.
- The Indiana Court of Appeals set a September 21 hearing for Richard Allen's appeal of his 2024 conviction in the murders of Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German near Delphi.
- Convicted in November 2024 after a weekslong trial, Allen was sentenced to 130 years in prison for the 2017 deaths of the two teenagers found near the Monon High Bridge Trail.
- Defense attorneys argue the search of Allen's home was unconstitutional and that confessions made during 13 months of solitary confinement were "involuntary, the product of unconstitutional detention and inadmissible."
- The appeal also contends the trial court denied Allen his right to present a complete defense by blocking evidence regarding alternative suspects connected to Norse Paganism.
- Arguments are scheduled for 10 a.m. on September 21 in the Supreme Court Courtroom in Indianapolis, where prosecution and defense will each receive 30 minutes to present their case.
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Court to hear arguments in appeal of Delphi murders conviction
Date set for oral arguments in Richard Allen’s appeal in Delphi murders case INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Court of Appeals has granted Richard Allen’s request for oral arguments in his Delphi murders appeal. The arguments are scheduled for Sept. 21. On Nov. 11, 2024, Allen was found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder for the 2017 deaths of 13-year-old Abigail “Abby” Williams and 14-year-old Liberty “Libby” German…
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Court of Appeals Will Hear Arguments in Delphi Murder Case this September
Source: FOX 59 INDIANAPOLIS — Richard Allen’s attorneys will get their day in court as they continue their effort to get Allen’s 130-year double murder sentence thrown out. Since Nov. 11, 2024, when Allen was found guilty of murdering Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in February 2017, Allen and his attorneys have vowed to appeal the verdict. The appeal process has churned slowly with Allen’s lawyers submitting a 113-page…
Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Delphi murders this September
INDIANAPOLIS — Richard Allen's attorneys will get their day in court as they continue their effort to get Allen's 130-year double murder sentence thrown out. Since Nov. 11, 2024, when Allen was found guilty of murdering Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in February 2017, Allen and his attorneys have vowed [...]
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