Defense attorneys for the man accused of murdering a 25-year-old woman in Yuma told the court Thursday that they intend to withdraw from the case due to a conflict of interest.
This comes just weeks after the trial of Clifton Boggess was delayed after prosecutors said they had “newly discovered evidence,” while they were in the middle of jury selection.
At a subsequent hearing last month where the trial was rescheduled for November, defense attorneys said they had a potential conflict of interest with a new witness.
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