This is a copy of the motion defense attorneys for Cheshire triple slaying suspect Steven J. Hayes filed in Superior Court in New Haven April 5. The attorneys are tying to prevent Hayes from changing his plea to guilty.

Defense Motion Hayes

This is a motion filed Jan. 14 by New Haven Chief Public Defender Thomas Ullmann for his client Steven J. Hayes, who is accused of murder in the slaying of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 11-year-old Michaela and 17-year-old Hayley, in Cheshire.

Defense Motion