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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 17 MIN

Delphi: Richard Allen — The Road Ahead and What's Really at Stake

from Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth · host True Crime Today

The State has filed their response. The defense gets a reply. Three appellate judges will evaluate whether this conviction can stand.In this final session of our three-part panel, defense attorney Bob Motta goes forward. Not backward through the evidence — forward through the process. What does the reply brief need to land on to give the Court of Appeals a reason to move? Where did the State leave the most daylight? What does oral argument change when you have a case this factually complicated and this constitutionally dense?We get into what reversal actually looks like — not the single dramatic moment people picture, but the range of outcomes the court can reach. Error found on one issue. Specific proceedings on remand. Narrow reversal versus full retrial. Bob maps all of it in plain terms.We also go into the harder questions. What does this mean for the families of Abby Williams and Libby German, who were told a verdict was finality? What does the five percent reversal rate on direct appeal actually tell us about this case — and what does it miss about what the defense is specifically arguing?Richard Allen is in a prison in Oklahoma right now. The reply brief is coming. Three judges are going to decide whether what happened in Carroll County met the constitutional standard. For anyone who has been inside these documents — who knows what was excluded, what was muted, what was never put in front of that jury — this conversation is about whether that standard was actually met.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RichardAllen #DelphiMurders #DelphiAppeal #AbbyAndLibby #LibbyGerman #AbbyWilliams #IndianaCourtOfAppeals #WrongfulConviction #MononHighBridge #DelphiCase

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