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Aug 11, 2010 at 11:11 AM CDT
Story Updated:
Aug 11, 2010 at 5:07 PM CDT
EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - Defense attorneys for a man accused of strangling his former girlfriend and her four children have asked a Canadian County judge to appoint new attorneys.
A hearing is set Thursday on a sealed motion filed by attorneys for Joshua Steven Durcho. The attorneys want to withdraw from Durcho's case and postpone his Sept. 13 trial on five counts of first-degree murder.
One of Durcho's attorneys, Craig Corgan, said Wednesday he could not comment on the contents of the sealed motion. Assistant District Attorney Paul Hesse did not immediately return a telephone call.
The 27-year-old Durcho has pleaded not guilty in the Jan. 12, 2009, killings of 25-year-old Summer Rust and her four children who ranged in age from 3-7. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
