Mawhinney To Testify Against Troconis In Jennifer Dulos Case
Feb 2, 2021
The prosecutor dropped the news Tuesday during a virtual hearing before Superior Court Judge John Blawie in which Troconis' attorney, Jon Schoenhorn, argued he has yet to receive all the evidentiary materials from
Mawhinney's interrogation by state police that aided his release from custody.
"Did he sing for his supper, to use an old phrase?" Schoenhorn asked.
Cummings, while not responding directly to Schoenhorn's rhetorical question, said that Mawhinney's testimony would be just one element of the state's case against Troconis. But Cummings was quick to add that Mawhinney is not considered to be the state's "star witness."
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Schoenhorn is seeking to have the charges against his client dropped, in part because he claimed in a motion that the "warrant for arrest was false or recklessly disregarded the truth, and was derived from illegally obtained information."
Additionally, Schoenhorn again argued to have the GPS tracking device removed from Troconis' ankle, arguing that his client has worn it for more than a year and half, and she has "proven that she follows directions" concerning her release on bond.
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On Tuesday, Blawie again denied the request, stressing that wearing the monitoring device has not impacted her ability to work. The judge, however, said that he would allow Troconis to wear a GPS tracking device on her wrist instead, if the state's probation department offers such technology.
Troconis has been charged three times in the case, having been
arrested twice on tampering charges and once on conspiracy to commit murder, and prosecutors are trying to join all the cases into one. The state argues, in part, that the cases have cross-admissible evidence.
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Blawie has not yet ruled on the state's motion but will soon, he said.
Troconis' next court appearance was not yet scheduled; Mawhinney's next court appearance is set for April 5.
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