A judge has declined to extend a gag order on witnesses who might testify in the upcoming trial of one of two men charged with killing a mother and her two daughters during a home invasion.
On Friday, New Haven Superior Court Judge Roland Fasano denied a request attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky made to prevent potential witnesses from talking about the case. He cited concerns about over-extending a court order to the point it becomes unenforceable and also said the order was not necessary to ensure a fair trial.
A gag order does remain in effect for Department of Correction employees.
Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes were accused of killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters in 2007 in their Cheshire home. Hayes was sentenced to death last year.
Komisarjevsky's trial is scheduled for September.
