Fotis Dulos Is Dead, But His Attorney Is Trying to Pull Off Something ‘Unprecedented’

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Although posthumous trials have precedent globally and historically, that is not case in the state of Connecticut (or really anywhere in the U.S.), where attorney Norm Pattis is attempting to clear the name of his deceased client Fotis Dulos.

In case you missed it, accused murderer Dulos was confirmed dead on Thursday evening, two days after a carbon monoxide poisoning suicide attempt at his home initially had major news outlets reporting he died. But Pattis, known for being controversial, was undeterred and adamant about proceeding to trial–somehow.

“Mr. Dulos was tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. Now he has been executed. We remain committed to demonstrating he did not kill Jennifer,” Pattis told Law&Crime on Thursday. What did he mean by this? According to the Hartford Courant’s Dave Altimari, Pattis is trying to “in effect have a murder trial without a defendant,” which is “unprecedented in state history.”

Altimari said that Pattis filed a motion to keep the criminal case against his deceased client alive. In it, Pattis said he was honoring Dulos’s wishes. He also blamed the media for convicting Dulos in the court of public opinion. Therefore, he asked the court to let the Dulos estate clear him of the murder of Jennifer Dulos.