Lawyers For Steven Hayes Could Pull Out In Petit Murder Case; Client Wants To Plead Guilty In Death Penalty Case

The two defense attorneys for accused murderer Steven Hayes say they could pull out of the case over his request to switch his plea.

Hayes has told Superior Court Judge Jon Blue that he wants to switch his not-guilty plea to guilty in the deaths of three members of the Petit family in Cheshire in July 2007.

Veteran Courant court reporter Alaine Griffin has the details at http://www.courant.com/community/cheshire/hc-web-hayes-0406apr06,0,7155167.story