The lawyer who represented the man accused of slaying Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s three relatives withdrew today as his attorney.
Joshua Kutnick said he believes William Balfour is innocent but cannot financially support such a high-profile case alone.
“It’s the kind of case that involves intense hours,” Kutnick said after speaking with Balfour’s mother. “I was gathering all resources, but I couldn’t finance it.” Balfour, 27, is expected to be appointed a lawyer from the public defender’s later this afternoon, Kutnick said.
Balfour is charged with killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of Hudson’s in Englewood last October.
Balfour is the estranged husband of Hudson’s sister Julia.
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