Michelle Troconis Can Challenge Conviction In Jennifer Dulos Case, Judge Rules: Report

NEW CANAAN, CT — A judge has ruled that Michelle Troconis, who was convicted last year in the disappearance and death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, can challenge that conviction in court, CT Insider reported.

Troconis reportedly filed a habeas challenge last year claiming that her first attorney, Andrew Bowman, was ineffective in defending her. Separately, Troconis is also appealing the conviction to the state Supreme Court.

Bowman told CT Insider that "There is no basis in fact or law to support this habeas petition."

Jennifer Dulos vanished from her New Canaan home on May 24, 2019, and is presumed to be dead. Her remains have not been found.

Jennifer's estranged husband, the late Fotis Dulos, was arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder in connection with the case, but he never stood trial. He died in late January 2020 after a suicide attempt.

Troconis, the only person convicted in the case, was accused of helping Fotis in the murder plot, and was found guilty of:

• Conspiracy to commit murder
• Conspiracy to tamper with evidence
• Tampering with physical evidence (2 counts)
• Conspiracy to commit to tampering with physical evidence
• Hindering prosecution

She has denied all the allegations from the beginning, but was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison.

A third suspect in the case, former attorney Kent Mawhinney, who was a friend of Fotis, was also charged with conspiracy to commit murder, but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge this summer. He served jail time following his arrest in 2020, but will not face any more incarceration.

Read the CT Insider story.

The Dulos case:

• Jennifer Dulos Case: Troconis Writes About 'Miscarriage Of Justice'
• Michelle Troconis' Family Issues New Statement In Jennifer Dulos Case
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Jury Deliberations Begin In Troconis Trial
• Jennifer Farber Dulos' Family: Seeing Bloody Evidence Was 'Brutal'
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Jury Hears Authorities Feared For Troconis' Life
• Jennifer Dulos Case: New Updates As Mystery Remains Unsolved
• New DNA Evidence Disclosed In Jennifer Dulos Disappearance
• New Documentary Explores Jennifer Dulos Murder Mystery
• Troconis Wants Evidence Thrown Out In Dulos Disappearance Case
• Mystery Continues 3 Years After Jennifer Farber Dulos' Disappearance
• New Details On How Jennifer Dulos May Have Died: Warrant
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Examination Of Forensic Evidence Continues
• Fotis Dulos Pressed Witness To Destroy Evidence: Court Testimony
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Troconis To Face Contempt Charge In Trial
• Jurors Dismissed, Blood Evidence Presented In 1st Week Of Dulos Trial
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Troconis Does Not Testify; Defense Rests: Report
• Jennifer Farber Dulos: 4 Years Since Her Disappearance
• Family Releases Statement On Jennifer Farber Dulos' 51st Birthday