Franks, Falsehoods, and Forced Confessions: Inside Allen's Appeal Bombshell Part 3 Richard Allen Appeal

In Part 3 of our ongoing series on the Richard Allen appeal in the Delphi murders case, we break down pages 57–80 of the Appellant's Brief (filed December 2025). We start at the Summary of Argument, exposing alleged reversible errors: an unconstitutional search of Allen's home based on Detective Liggett's misleading affidavit—full of reckless omissions and alterations that falsely linked Allen to "Bridge Guy" (e.g., mismatched witness descriptions of hair, age, build, jacket color, and car details, plus misrepresented admissions about clothing). The defense demands a Franks hearing and suppression of seized evidence, arguing the warrant lacked probable cause once corrected.

We then shift to the explosive claims in Argument II: Allen's confessions were involuntary due to 13 months of unprecedented pretrial solitary confinement in a maximum-security prison, violating IDOC policies and causing grave mental disability, psychosis, paranoia, confusion, and hallucinations. The brief argues this amounted to psychological coercion and State action (via IDOC indifference, prosecutorial delays, and court refusals to transfer), rendering statements a product of solitary-induced psychosis—not rational intellect—under the U.S. Constitution. Key details include Dr. Westcott's report, excluded IPAS settlement evidence on solitary's harms, and how prolonged isolation overbore Allen's will, leading to bizarre behaviors and unreliable confessions.

This section spotlights major due process violations and questions whether the State can profit from induced mental breakdown. Critical listening for anyone following the Delphi case appeal!

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