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Afternoon. The hearing was pushed to monday because palmers attorney unexpected ely stepped down this afternoon Andrew Brockway said he is just a small town lawyer with minimal staff and he has been overwhelmed by the case and all the attention its generated. Palmer will have a new attorney out of albany for his next Court Appearance on monday. In his statement to investigators, palmer admitted giving the convicted killers richard matt and david sweat a pair of needle nose pliers and flat head screwdriver and access to the catwalk behind their cells so they could alter the electrical boxes apparently to cook food inside their cells. Of course, they later used that catwalk as part of their escape route. Palmer also admitted to giving them paint and accepting paintings from the men. Authorities say palmer tried to burn some of the paintings and bury the rest in the woods to try to hide the evidence. He also admitted to hacking a bag to matt given to him by Joyce Mitchell that had a styro

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