DOCKET NO : H14HCR140675616S

SUPERIOR COURT

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

v.

AT HARTFORD , CONNECTICUT

EDWARD TAUPIER

SEPTEMBER 2 , 2014

BEFORE THE HONORABLE JOAN K. ALEXANDER , JUDGE

A P PEA RAN C E S

Representing the State:

ATTORNEY MIIRELLA GIAMBALVO
ATTORNEY VICKI MELCHIORRE
STATE'S ATTORNEY 'S OFFICE
101 LAFAYETTE STREET
HARTFORD , CONNECTICUT

Representing the Defendant :

ATTORNEY JEFFERSON JELLY
924 FARMINGTON AVENUE
WEST HARTFORD , CONNECTICUT

Recorded and Transcribed By:

Roberta G. Carlon
Court Monitor
Hartford Superior Court
101 Lafayette Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106

THE COURT:

ATTY . GIAMBALVO:

Line 15, Edward Taupier .

Your Honor,

in this matter the

state is asking for a bond increase for the following

reasons .

court back April of 2013 where the defendant had to

turn over all his guns to an individual named in this

particu lar order .

the record .

however , three days prior he did retrieve numerous

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There was an order issued out of family

I ' m not going to name the name on

The defendant initially did that ,

guns .

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THE COURT:

Three days prior to what?

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ATTY. GIULIANO:

Three days prior to today , so

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three days ago, he did retrieve a number of guns.

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Ten thousand round s of ammo were also found by the

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police.

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allegations here where the defendant did threaten the

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judge.

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So this obviously alarms the state given the

THE COURT:

How did he get arrested on the 29 th

if he had guns three days prior?

It was a little bit l onger

ATTY . MELCHIORRE:

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than that .

I think she misspoke .

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about a week ago.

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ATTY . GIAMBALVO:

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I didn't know the exact

The 27 th ,

Okay .

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ATTY.

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ATTY. GIAMBALVO: -- time period .

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JELLY:

A week ago .

I think it was

I'm sorry.

Judge.
But

nonetheless , Your Honor, this obviously alarms the

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state, puts the judge and her family at risk.

would ask that the Court impose other conditions,

that the defendant possess no weapons,

the judge, a thousand feet from the judge, as well as

her residence, her family,

THE COURT:

All right.

stay away from

including her children.

And are there any

charges based on the seizure of the weapons that have

been indicated?

warrant to the state's knowledge?

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Is there going to be any future

ATTY . GIAMBALVO:

Not that we know of right now.

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So Your Honor, based on that I would ask for a

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hundred and fifty thousand cash only.

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ATTY. MELCHIORRE :

And Your Honor , may I

just

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add, with regard to the four other guns, as I advised

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the Court at the bench, those guns are going to be

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picked up by the state police tonight.

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the possession of the man who was supposedly holding

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all of the defendant 's guns pursuant to the agreement

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that he made in the family court.

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today on the phone and he has agreed to turn them

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over to the state police.

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THE COURT:

All right.

They are in

I spoke with him

So Mr . Jelly, how would

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you like to respond to the allegation of the change

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of circumstance?

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ATTY. JELLY:

Well,

I don't think there has been

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a change of circumstances.

The thing is they had the

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guns at the time that the bond was set.

And the bond

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was a substantial bond .

thousand dollar cash only bond for a Class D

misdemeanor -- I mean , a Class D felony and a B

misdemeanor .

he has another misdemeanor case pending in Middletown

Part A that ' s been pending for a while because of

complications on it .

contested divorce / custody situation .

It was a thirty-five

He ha s no record .

He has a similar

All this arises out of a hotly

My reading of the warrant essentially sounds

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like someone who ' s ranting through someone , not to

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the judge or not communicating any threat to the

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judge .

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the moment.

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substantive criminal aspects of it except , you know ,

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we have no problem with any of the special conditions

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that are suggested .

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posted a very substantial bond .

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It was just to whoever would listen t o him at

And again ,

I'm not arguing the

Those are all fine .

But he ' s

He ' s always appeared in every court appearance .

He has a house .

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He still has , Your Honor , works .

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He ' s still in the midst of this contested divorce

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that they have joint custody and split visitation.

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And he's always showed up in court .

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show up in court.

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week to ge t

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essentially more than broke over the expenses of a

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contested divorce during which he lost hi s job

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because o f the first arrest .

He alway s will

The reason he said he went last

the weapons was very simple, that he ' s

And he was taking them

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down to Bridgeport to the dealer he bought them from

to resell them back to him go get some money , the

continuous divorce litigation.

intention to use them again s t

else for that matter.

He didn ' t

have the

the judge or anyone

Again , that ' s a very s ubstantial bond to begin

I don ' t think that there ' s

with .

been any significant or unkn o wn fact s that have come

to light over the weekend .

It was posted .

And I think that to the

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extent that he ' s in violation of the civil court

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order with respect to the storage of the weapons and

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I ' m s ure that will be the subject of s omething over

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in the family court .

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THE COURT :

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With respe c t

to it , do you have a

court date already scheduled in Middletown?

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ATTY . JELLY :

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THE COURT :

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ATTY . JELLY:

Today .
It was today?
It was t o day as soon as he

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finishes here .

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purpose of whatever hearing is necessary on the ex

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parte motion that was file d c ontemporaneously about

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t he time everything else wa s happening .

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At least that ' s for the limited

THE COURT :

No .

I ' m talking about his criminal

matters .
ATTY. JELLY :
date , 16 th ,

Oh , yes ,

I do .

I have the exact

Judge , September .

THE COURT :

Mr . Jelly ,

I would like you to get

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to Middletown Court within two to three days because

I am going to adjust the bail .

civil court or the family court the opportunity to

determine whether or not there was a violation of the

order of no firearms .

bond a s requested by the state.

that is alleged because it does appear that all of

the guns are now accounted for .

The bond is going t o

be increased by forty thousand .

It ' s cash only .

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It will also give the

I am going to increase the

Not to the amount

So

the total bail is seventy-five thousand.

That bail is now to be posted at court for an

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electronic monitoring .

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except for court appearances , medical emergencies and

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verified employment hours .

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a no contact order on behalf of the judge and it is

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Judge Bozzuto .

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away .

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get down to Middletown court .

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going to be in family court today either on Thursday

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or Friday of this week so there is no undue delay in

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this matter and hopefully we can take steps in

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wrapping up all of his case s.

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I do want a house arrest

The Court will also issue

And that is a one thousand foot stay-

And with respect to it ,

ATTY. GIAMBALVO :

I would like you to

If you think you ' re

Your Honor ,

I ' m sorry .

Does

the thousand feet away include the family as well?

THE COURT :

That includes her , her family ,

including any immediate relatives .

ATTY . GIAMBALVO :

Okay .

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THE COURT:

Bozzuto.

Any immediate relatives of Judge

Part A, Middletown --

ATTY. JELLY:

Can you give it a tentative date

in Middletown or are you asking me to go down there

and get it written in?

THE COURT:

I would like to have it put over to

either Thursday or Friday of this week.

ATTY. JELLY:

TH E COURT:

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ATTY. JELLY:

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THE COURT:

Thursday.
Thursday the 4th?
Yes.
All right.

You'll be due down in

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Middletown court.

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there because I don't want any conflict that it's the

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same jurisdiction as where the judge is sitting.

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bond can be reviewed there, Mr. Jelly.

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can also be guaranteed by the state that the final

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guns have been turned in, that they believe are going

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to be available, and whether or not there will be any

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charges pending out of the court order of family.

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Okay.

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without prejudice.

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This matter is going to transfer

All right.

ATTY. JELLY:

So that's all set.

The

And the Court

This is

He can post the cash at court with

those conditions, electronic monitoring.

THE COURT:

Electronic monitor, a thousand feet

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away from the judge --

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ATTY. JELLY:

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THE COURT:

A thousand feet away.

-- and her family.

And with respect

to it , it ' s without prejudice so it can be re-argued

as soon as September

if there is any additional charges because of the

search warrant and that ' s where I ' m kind of at a

deficit right now in ruling on that .

ATTY . JELLY :

THE COURT :

4t h .

My problem is I don't know

All right.
You ' ll be down in Middletown court

with this case for a full bond review on the

there was no posting .

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monitor on .

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if

If it does post , he puts the

Okay.

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ATTY. JELLY :

I got it .

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THE COURT :

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(End of proceeding)

Thank you , Mr . Jelly.

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DOCKET NO : H14HCR140675616S

SUPERIOR COURT

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

v.

AT HARTFORD , CONNECTICUT

EDWARD TAUPIER

SEPTEMBER 2 , 2014

C E R T I F I e A T ION

I hereby certify the foregoing pages are a true and

correct transcription of the audio recording of the abovereferenced case , heard in Superior Court , Judicial District of
Hartford , Hartford , Connecticut , before the Honorable Joan K.
Alexander , Judge , on the 2 nd day of September , 2014 .

Dated this 30 th day of September , 2014 in Hartford ,

Connecticut.

Roberta G? Carlon
Court Recording Monitor

Certification is signed in blue ink .

A photocopy of this transcript is not a certified copy .