Still Missing CT - Jennifer Dulos, 50, New Canaan, 24 May 2019 *ARRESTS* #56

[Seattle1]

How do they decide who is a juror and who is an alternate? Are the 5 currently chosen going to be the actual jurors, and the last 6 the alternates?

My understanding is that's how it works in US District Court (Federal Court) but States are known to adopt their own procedures.

In US Courts, the alternates must be designated at the time of jury selection and must be chosen sequentially from the jury pool after the jurors are chosen. (Rule 24).

Looking at CT General Statutes, it appears CT also follows the sequential process but when it comes to the peremptory challenges (based on the penalty category), the number of strikes allowed when selecting the regular juror panel is different than allowed for selecting the alternate jurors:

Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 961 > § 54-82g
The accused may challenge peremptorily, in any criminal trial before the Superior Court for any offense punishable by death or life imprisonment without the possibility of release, twenty-five jurors; for any offense punishable by life imprisonment, fifteen jurors; for any offense the punishment for which may be imprisonment for more than one year and for less than life, six jurors; and for any other offense, three jurors.

In any criminal trial in which the accused is charged with more than one count on the information or where there is more than one information, the number of challenges is determined by the count carrying the highest maximum punishment. The state, on the trial of any criminal prosecution, may challenge peremptorily the same number of jurors as the accused.

Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 961 > § 54-82h
(a) In any criminal prosecution to be tried to the jury in the Superior Court if it appears to the court that the trial is likely to be protracted, the court may, in its discretion, direct that, after a jury has been selected, two or more additional jurors shall be added to the jury panel, to be known as “alternate jurors”. Such alternate jurors shall have the same qualifications and be selected and subject to examination and challenge in the same manner and to the same extent as the jurors constituting the regular panel, provided, in any case when the court directs the selection of alternate jurors, the number of peremptory challenges allowed shall be as follows:

In any criminal prosecution the state and the accused may each peremptorily challenge thirty jurors if the offense for which the accused is arraigned is punishable by death or life imprisonment without the possibility of release, eighteen jurors if the offense is punishable by life imprisonment, eight jurors if the offense is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and for less than life, and four jurors in any other case.

(b) Alternate jurors shall be sworn separately from those constituting the regular panel, and the oaths to be administered shall be as provided in § 1-25.


(c) Alternate jurors shall attend at all times upon trial of the cause. They shall be seated when the case is on trial with or near the jurors constituting the regular panel, with equal opportunity to see and hear all matters adduced in the trial of the case.

If, at any time, any juror shall, for any reason, become unable to further perform the duty of a juror, the court may excuse such juror and, if any juror is so excused or dies, the court may order that an alternate juror who is designated by lot to be drawn by the clerk shall become a part of the regular panel and the trial or deliberation shall then proceed with appropriate instructions from the court as though such juror had been a member of the regular panel from the time when the trial or deliberation began.

If the alternate juror becomes a member of the regular panel after deliberations began, the jury shall be instructed by the court that deliberations by the jury shall begin anew. A juror who has been selected to serve as an alternate shall not be segregated from the regular panel except when the case is given to the regular panel for deliberation at which time such alternate juror may be dismissed from further service on said case or may remain in service under the direction of the court.

Here I thought what Courts had in common was that alternate jurors did not know they were the alternates until the case was given to the jurors to deliberate and return with a verdict. This can't be true in CT because CT Statute requires the regular panel of jurors to take a different Oath than the alternate jurors.

And after reading the two oaths linked below, I don't get it??

Connecticut General Statutes 1-25 – Forms of oaths » LawServer

www.lawserver.com

It's unfortunate that the public is not allowed to listen to voir dire here. Although Colorado does not allow recording of voir dire, the public was allowed live audio access only when Letecia Stauch's jurors were selected and the presiding Judge, Gregory Werner, was excellent at preventing peremptory strikes of jurors that the Court disagreed with. It sure facilitated the process and a jury was seated in less than two weeks. JMO

 

[Niner]

Friday, Oct. 13th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 5) (@ 10am ET) – CT – Jennifer Rebecca Farber Dulos (50) (May 24, 2019, New Canaan; still missing) – *Michelle C. Troconis (44/now 49) (Dulos’ GF) arrested & charged (6/1/19) & arraigned (6/3/19) with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence & hindering prosecution. Plead not guilty. $500K bond. Posted bond (on 6/3/19). These charges were dismissed (8/28/20) & recharged below.
*Charged (9/5/19) & arraigned (10/4/19) with tampering with evidence involving the borrowed car from work colleague. Plead not guilty. $100K bond. Posted bond (on 9/5/19). Off GPS 4/6/23.
*Charged (1/7/20) with conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Bond reduced (1/8/20) to $1.5M & bonded out (on 1/9/20). Off GPS 4/6/23.
*Charged (8/28/20) with 2nd degree hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence & conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence. No plea entered yet. $500K bond. Posted bond. Off GPS 4/6/23.
Jury Selection began on 10/4/23. There will six (6) jurors & six (6) alternates. 10/4/23: 2 jurors selected. 10/5/23: 1 juror selected. 10/11/23: 2 jurors selected & 1 from last week let go. 10/12/23: 1 juror selected. Total: 5 jurors selected.
Three jurors have been accepted, though one chosen on Wednesday notified the court that their employer may not pay them for the entire trial. Two of the three chosen jurors told attorneys they had heard about the case before coming to court, but had not formed an opinion about whether Troconis is innocent or guilty.
Trial set to begin on 1/8/24 (will last a month, 3/1/24).
Judge Kevin Randolph presiding for trial.
Assistant State’s attorney Sean McGuinness & defense attorney Jon Schoenhorn.
Bond info & Court info from 6/3/19 thru 10/3/23 & Jury Selection Day 1-3 (10/4-10/11/23) reference post #678 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-56.683382/page-34
10/11/23 Wednesday, Jury Selection Day 3: Additional info: The morning started off with a dismissal, as one person who was chosen for the jury last week found that their employer would not compensate them past the legally required five days. The person also told the judge they were concerned & panicked about the nature of the case. Attorneys accepted the two additional jurors by the end of Wednesday afternoon, both of whom said they had heard about the case but had not formed opinions on Troconis' guilt or innocence. This brought the total number of jurors chosen so far to four. The selection process will appoint six jurors & six alternates. So far in the process, the prosecution & the defense have each used two peremptory challenges, meaning potential jurors were excused without the lawyers needing to disclose a reason. Each side gets 12 strikes. Jury selection continues on Thursday, 10/12/23.
for more info see post #674 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-56.683382/page-34
10/12/23 Thursday, Jury Selection Day 4: One more juror selected for Troconis’ upcoming trial.
for more info see post #677 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-56.683382/page-34
Jury selection continues on Friday, 10/13/23.

 

[LosAngeles]

10/13/2023

This notification is brought to you by the Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program.

This email is to inform you that MICHELLE TROCONIS, with docket number FST CR200241178T, has an upcoming court event.

A/An Hearing has been scheduled for 10/17/2023. This will take place in Stamford-Norwalk JD Courthouse located at the following address: 123 Hoyt Street, Stamford, CT.

Please be aware that there is often more than one case scheduled for a particular date in this court. Please visit www.jud.ct.gov to check for any updates that may be available on this case.

For more information, contact the Office of Victim Services at 1-800-822-8428. For updates about this case or for driving directions to the courthouse, you can visit www.jud.ct.gov.

 

[Jmoose]

10/13/2023

This notification is brought to you by the Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program.

This email is to inform you that MICHELLE TROCONIS, with docket number FST CR200241178T, has an upcoming court event.

A/An Hearing has been scheduled for 10/17/2023. This will take place in Stamford-Norwalk JD Courthouse located at the following address: 123 Hoyt Street, Stamford, CT.

Please be aware that there is often more than one case scheduled for a particular date in this court. Please visit www.jud.ct.gov to check for any updates that may be available on this case.

For more information, contact the Office of Victim Services at 1-800-822-8428. For updates about this case or for driving directions to the courthouse, you can visit www.jud.ct.gov.

So it’s taken 2 weeks to get 6 jurors, and depending on how many days they hold jury selection, it’ll likely take another 2 for the last 6. So, a month in total. Ok-Schoenhorn wasn’t too far off, then. But I would be surprised if it takes longer than a month, and not at all surprised if it takes less.

 

[LosAngeles]

So it’s taken 2 weeks to get 6 jurors, and depending on how many days they hold jury selection, it’ll likely take another 2 for the last 6. So, a month in total. Ok-Schoenhorn wasn’t too far off, then. But I would be surprised if it takes longer than a month, and not at all surprised if it takes less.

10/13/2023

This notification is brought to you by the Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program.

This email is to inform you that MICHELLE TROCONIS, with docket number FST CR200241178T, has an upcoming court event.

A/An Hearing has been scheduled for 10/18/2023. This will take place in Stamford-Norwalk JD Courthouse located at the following address: 123 Hoyt Street, Stamford, CT.

Please be aware that there is often more than one case scheduled for a particular date in this court. Please visit www.jud.ct.gov to check for any updates that may be available on this case.

For more information, contact the Office of Victim Services at 1-800-822-8428. For updates about this case or for driving directions to the courthouse, you can visit www.jud.ct.gov.

 

[Niner]

So - from what you posted @LosAngeles - there was NO jury selection on Friday?? It was moved to Tuesday, 10/17 then moved to Wednesday, 10/18 - ??

Do I have that correct?? TIA!

But - according to this quote -

snipped by me...

So it’s taken 2 weeks to get 6 jurors, and depending on how many days they hold jury selection

I only have 5 jurors picked as of Thursday - so maybe there WAS jury selection on Friday with another one selected??

I guess I am confused... LOL!

 

[LosAngeles]

This is what is posted on the criminal court records, so it looks like the 17th jury selection date was moved to the 18th of October @ 10:00 a.m. So, I guess we lose a couple of days of jury selection next week?

Information is accurate as of October 14, 2023 04:50 AM

Defendant Information Last, First: TROCONIS MICHELLE Represented By: 101793 J.L.SCHOENHORN Birth Year: 1974 Times on the Docket: 56

Docket Information Docket No: FST -CR20-0241178-T Arresting Agency: CSP TROOP G Companion: Program: Arrest Date: 1/7/2020 Court: Stamford JD Bond Amount: $1,500,000 (This case only) Bond Type: Professional Surety Miscellaneous: (Released From Custody)

Activity: Jury Trial Next Court Date: 10/18/2023 10:00 AM​

 

[Jmoose]

According to the reporter who covers this, juror #6 was selected yesterday

 

[Niner]

According to the reporter who covers this, juror #6 was selected yesterday

Thank you - I shall correct my notes!

and Thank you @LosAngeles - for the right court date!

 

[Seattle1]

She's at it again -- wants the transcript from the closed hearing where the therapist's report was sealed after the author walked out before being dismissed by the Court. How many times must this shameless party be told it's none of her business? And Dr Stephen Herman a key witness, NOT!

Schoenhorn was seeking to have the divorce and custody documents unsealed, but the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the decision to seal the transcripts could not be overruled while the original court still has jurisdiction over the case, according to the Courant.

CT Supreme Court Denies Troconis Request For Dulos Divorce Transcripts

Michelle Troconis' attorney sought information under seal on Jennifer and Fotis Dulos' divorce to help with Troconis' defense.

patch.com

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, October 18th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 6) (@ 10am ET) – CT – Jennifer Rebecca Farber Dulos (50) (May 24, 2019, New Canaan; still missing) – *Michelle C. Troconis (44/now 49) (Dulos’ GF) arrested & charged (6/1/19) & arraigned (6/3/19) with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence & hindering prosecution. Plead not guilty. $500K bond. Posted bond (on 6/3/19). These charges were dismissed (8/28/20) & recharged below.
*Charged (9/5/19) & arraigned (10/4/19) with tampering with evidence involving the borrowed car from work colleague. Plead not guilty. $100K bond. Posted bond (on 9/5/19). Off GPS 4/6/23.
*Charged (1/7/20) with conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Bond reduced (1/8/20) to $1.5M & bonded out (on 1/9/20). Off GPS 4/6/23.
*Charged (8/28/20) with 2nd degree hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence & conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence. No plea entered yet. $500K bond. Posted bond. Off GPS 4/6/23.
Jury Selection began on 10/4/23. There will six (6) jurors & six (6) alternates. 10/4/23: 2 jurors selected. 10/5/23: 1 juror selected. 10/11/23: 2 jurors selected & 1 from last week let go. 10/12/23: 1 juror selected. 10/13/23: 1 juro selected. Total: 6 jurors selected.
Three jurors have been accepted, though one chosen on Wednesday notified the court that their employer may not pay them for the entire trial. Two of the three chosen jurors told attorneys they had heard about the case before coming to court, but had not formed an opinion about whether Troconis is innocent or guilty.
Trial set to begin on 1/8/24 (will last a month, 3/1/24).
Judge Kevin Randolph presiding for trial.
Assistant State’s attorney Sean McGuinness & defense attorney Jon Schoenhorn.
Bond info & Court info from 6/3/19 thru 10/3/23 & Jury Selection Day 1-4 (10/4-10/13/23) reference post #682 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-56.683382/page-35
10/13/23 Friday, Jury Selection Day 5: One juror was selected. Jury selection continues on Wednesday, 10/18/23.
10/16/23 Update: Schoenhorn files Motion for Production of Transcripts. Schoenhorn was seeking to have the divorce & custody documents unsealed, but the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the decision to seal the transcripts could not be overruled while the original court still has jurisdiction over the case.

 

[Jmoose]

She's at it again -- wants the transcript from the closed hearing where the therapist's report was sealed after the author walked out before being dismissed by the Court. How many times must this shameless party be told it's none of her business? And Dr Stephen Herman a key witness, NOT!

Schoenhorn was seeking to have the divorce and custody documents unsealed, but the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the decision to seal the transcripts could not be overruled while the original court still has jurisdiction over the case, according to the Courant.

CT Supreme Court Denies Troconis Request For Dulos Divorce Transcripts

Michelle Troconis' attorney sought information under seal on Jennifer and Fotis Dulos' divorce to help with Troconis' defense.

patch.com

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What does she think this transcript will do for her?

 

[acutename]

What does she think this transcript will do for her?

try to prove that there was something wrong with JD that would make her likely to flee or to self harm? Or assertions that would make FD seem like the sole threat? I am not saying that any of these things exist, but remember all the defense needs to do is to "create doubt" that MT was responsible for what happened. Since FD is dead, the chance for him to take full responsibility by confessing is gone, IMO.

 

[Megnut]

try to prove that there was something wrong with JD that would make her likely to flee or to self harm? Or assertions that would make FD seem like the sole threat? I am not saying that any of these things exist, but remember all the defense needs to do is to "create doubt" that MT was responsible for what happened. Since FD is dead, the chance for him to take full responsibility by confessing is gone, IMO.

It's shameless.

IMO an attempt to blame the victim for her own disappearance. When we all know she didn't bludgeon herself in her garage, then drive away....

This is what you get when a person has no shame...

We see it.

She thinks very highly of herself.

Start to finish, shameless.

JMO

 

[Jmoose]

It's shameless.

IMO an attempt to blame the victim for her own disappearance. When we all know she didn't bludgeon herself in her garage, then drive away....

This is what you get when a person has no shame...

We see it.

She thinks very highly of herself.

Start to finish, shameless.

JMO

Right-imagine that she somehow managed to get lots of her blood all over the inside of PG’s truck…one that she could have had no idea that it would be parked a mere bike ride away. And somehow managed to make it imperative that Dulos and Troconis would need to get rid of all kinds of evidence with her blood on it. Oh, and made Dulos demand that PG get rid of the seats in his truck (thank god he didn’t!) There must be lots of physical and circumstantial evidence for Troconis and company to try to trot this out as a defense. Jennifer would have had to be clairvoyant to have known that 5/24/19 would be the day that Dulos would come and attempt to kill her, and at the same time a genius to be able to manage to frame all three defendants for her purported murder.

You know what I am still stuck on? MT still will not go on the attack against fD the way she is with Jennifer. I think it’s because there are other people who want her to keep her mouth shut about him, and they know she was involved, and can testify to that. I don’t think there can be any other reason that she isn’t going scorched earth against fD, and the supposed position he put her in.

 

[Irishknit]

Right-imagine that she somehow managed to get lots of her blood all over the inside of PG’s truck…one that she could have had no idea that it would be parked a mere bike ride away. And somehow managed to make it imperative that Dulos and Troconis would need to get rid of all kinds of evidence with her blood on it. Oh, and made Dulos demand that PG get rid of the seats in his truck (thank god he didn’t!) There must be lots of physical and circumstantial evidence for Troconis and company to try to trot this out as a defense. Jennifer would have had to be clairvoyant to have known that 5/24/19 would be the day that Dulos would come and attempt to kill her, and at the same time a genius to be able to manage to frame all three defendants for her purported murder.

You know what I am still stuck on? MT still will not go on the attack against fD the way she is with Jennifer. I think it’s because there are other people who want her to keep her mouth shut about him, and they know she was involved, and can testify to that. I don’t think there can be any other reason that she isn’t going scorched earth against fD, and the supposed position he put her in.

I was wondering if she is still "in love" with him, and can't trash him. Just my amateur opinion here.

 

[Jmoose]

I was wondering if she is still "in love" with him, and can't trash him. Just my amateur opinion here.

I wondered that, too-but he’s gone, and she’s on the ropes. She cannot possibly believe that people might think:
1) Jennifer is in hiding somewhere
2) She killed herself and framed them all
3) the dumb immigrant (PG) who had no reason to kill her, did it

 

[Megnut]

I was wondering if she is still "in love" with him, and can't trash him. Just my amateur opinion here.

Or she doesn't think what she did was wrong.

I always think about that photo of her next to the horse. The horse didn't seem to like how she smells.

And neither do I.

Some people are only happy taking what other people have.

Jmo

 

[pernickety]

I wondered that, too-but he’s gone, and she’s on the ropes. She cannot possibly believe that people might think:
1) Jennifer is in hiding somewhere
2) She killed herself and framed them all
3) the dumb immigrant (PG) who had no reason to kill her, did it

PG wasn't dumb when he didn't dispose of those vehicle seats when FD told him to, and then when he got a lawyer--possibly smelling a conspiracy to frame him. And then when Pattis sent the famous PI (McKenna?) they hired to try to talk to PG (even tho' NP knew he was represented by counsel--a violation of ethical rules), PG was smart enough not to talk to the PI, but to tell his lawyer--who went to the press.

 

[Jmoose]

PG wasn't dumb when he didn't dispose of those vehicle seats when FD told him to, and then when he got a lawyer--possibly smelling a conspiracy to frame him. And then when Pattis sent the famous PI (McKenna?) they hired to try to talk to PG (even tho' NP knew he was represented by counsel--a violation of ethical rules), PG was smart enough not to talk to the PI, but to tell his lawyer--who went to the press.

Poorly worded on my part. I didn’t mean I think he is dumb-I meant that “they” collectively thought he was dumb-too dumb to hang onto the seats that Dulos didn’t want anyone to find.