The attorney representing the man charged with killing Jennifer Hudson’s family members has quit, The Chicago Sun-Times reports. Ironically, in recent weeks the judge presiding over the case granted the defendant, William Balfour, the right to move closer to Chicago, so he could be closer to his attorney, Joshua Kutnick. The lawyer did say, however, that he believes that Balfour is innocent of charges that he shot to death the Oscar Award-winning singer’s mother, brother and nephew in their Chicago home in October. Kutnick told the Sun-Times that he cannot afford to take on the load of such a high-profile case by himself. “It’s the kind of case that involves intense hours,” Kutnick said, reportedly after breaking the news to Balfour’s mother. “I was gathering all resources, but I couldn’t finance it.” Following Kutnick’s request, his 27-year-old client was transferred from the Statesville Correctional Center in Joliet, Ill., to the Cook County Jail late last month. The public defender’s office has now appointed a new attorney to his case. Balfour has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion. There is no forensic evidence to tie Balfour to the murders, Kutnick said earlier.