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STAMFORD —The newly hired attorney for Michelle Troconis is seeking to have judge remove many of the restrictions of her release on bond including required drug testing, electronic monitoring and house arrest, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
The documents reveal a look at the 45-year-old Troconis' life after being accused of conspiring with Fotis Dulos to kill his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, who was last seen May 24 and is presumed dead.
The conditions of her release on a total of $2.1 million bond are now "unconstitutional, excessive and unrelated to any legitimate purpose that permits court-ordered non-financial conditions of release," Attorney Jon Schoenhorn who was hired by Troconis this week said in the documents.
Schoenhorn also contends that Troconis was illegally held overnight after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the disappearance and death of Jennifer Dulos because she was precluded from posting bond until after her arraignment on Jan. 9.
Troconis is required to submit to periodic drug testing, even though she has no history of drug use, Schoenhorn said.
"There was no reasonable basis to believe, nor was any information provided at any time, to suggest that Michelle Troconis is or was drug-dependent," the attorney said. "The court's imposition of mandatory drug testing as a condition of release is, therefore, unsupported, unreasonably punitive, and serves no other purpose besides humiliation and punishment...”
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/New-attorney-wants-Troconis-house-arrest-lifted-15034632.php
The documents reveal a look at the 45-year-old Troconis' life after being accused of conspiring with Fotis Dulos to kill his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, who was last seen May 24 and is presumed dead.
The conditions of her release on a total of $2.1 million bond are now "unconstitutional, excessive and unrelated to any legitimate purpose that permits court-ordered non-financial conditions of release," Attorney Jon Schoenhorn who was hired by Troconis this week said in the documents.
Schoenhorn also contends that Troconis was illegally held overnight after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the disappearance and death of Jennifer Dulos because she was precluded from posting bond until after her arraignment on Jan. 9.
Troconis is required to submit to periodic drug testing, even though she has no history of drug use, Schoenhorn said.
"There was no reasonable basis to believe, nor was any information provided at any time, to suggest that Michelle Troconis is or was drug-dependent," the attorney said. "The court's imposition of mandatory drug testing as a condition of release is, therefore, unsupported, unreasonably punitive, and serves no other purpose besides humiliation and punishment...”
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/New-attorney-wants-Troconis-house-arrest-lifted-15034632.php
