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Michelle Troconis, charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, with her attorney Jon L. Schoenhorn following her last court appearance in February.
Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaMichelle Troconis, charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, with her attorney Jon L. Schoenhorn following her last court appearance in February.
Michelle Troconis, charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, with her attorney Jon L. Schoenhorn following her last court appearance in February.
Michelle Troconis, charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, with her attorney Jon L. Schoenhorn following her last court appearance in February.
STAMFORD — The attorney representing Michelle Troconis is seeking an emergency hearing from the state Appellate Court to have the conditions of her release on bond modified.
Attorney Jon Schoenhorn contends in the motion filed late Wednesday that he has several similar motions filed in state Superior Court in Stamford that haven’t been heard for months.
Schoenhorn wants the courts to remove the stipulation that Troconis must wear electronic monitoring at all times as a condition of her release on $2.1 million while facing charges in the disappearance and death of Jennifer Dulos.
Troconis has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution. According to arrest warrants, Troconis is accused of aiding her former boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, in destroying evidence in the case, including discarding garbage bags containing items stained with the blood of Jennifer Dulos.
Fotis Dulos died Jan. 30 from an apparent suicide while facing murder and other charges in connection with his estranged wife’s death and disappearance. Jennifer Dulos was last seen on May 24, 2019 and has been presumed dead based on blood evidence found in the garage of her New Canaan home, according to arrest warrants.
Schoenhorn filed several motions in February and March, seeking a change of venue for the court proceedings and modification of his client’s release conditions.
Schoenhorn contends the electronic monitoring his client must wear is interfering with her ability to prepare a defense since it allows probation officers to know her whereabouts.
The motions, which were filed in Superior Court, have not been heard due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed many Connecticut courthouses and postponed routine hearings.
Schoenhorn is seeking to have the emergency motion heard in the Appellate Court. In his motion, Shoenhorn contends he and Troconis visited a location connected to her cases on June 11 and she was “admonished” by a probation officer “for not advising him in advance of the exact location of our investigation in Farmington,” even though he could tell by the monitoring device where they were.
“The fact that the defendant cannot meet with her attorney, travel to locations relevant to the investigation of her case, or seek out witnesses to assist in her defense without informing the state and obtaining prior approval, interferes with the right to effective assistance of counsel,” Schoenhorn said.
The attorney also contends his client is being punished without “cause and due process” since the condition of monitoring through intensive probation “is clearly illegal” and should be reserved for those who are on probation.
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