Harold henthorn murder trial

(CBS4) - Harold Henthorn, convicted of murdering his second wife, Toni Henthorn, in 2012, will be appearing in a federal courtroom in Denver this week asking that his conviction be thrown out and that he get a new trial, claiming his trial attorney "acted in his own self-interest, was dishonest" and committed fraud in the course of defending Henthorn.

His trial attorney, Craig Truman, told CBS4, "We never talk about our cases outside of court." Henthorn has accused Truman of "ineffective assistance of counsel."

A federal jury convicted Henthorn of pushing his second wife, Toni, off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012.

Prosecutors theorized Henthorn would have been the beneficiary of $4.7 million in life insurance he had taken out on his wife. Harold Henthorn pleaded not guilty and has always maintained his innocence. A jury convicted Henthorn of murder in 2015 after about 10 and a half hours of deliberation.

Prosecutors and police investigators also believe Hent