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Court to determine if man qualifies for public defender in Delaney Park wife slaying

ORLANDO, Fla. — A man accused of killing his wife in their Delaney Park home is without an attorney.

Authorities said David Tronnes killed his wife, Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, in their home last year.

A judge granted a request by his attorney to withdraw from the defense, citing a confidential conflict of interest.

This brings up the issue of whether Tronnes can pay for his defense or if he qualifies for a public defender.

Prosecutors requested an additional hearing to determine whether Tronnes qualifies, believing financial transactions investigators uncovered indicates he does not.

“There has been a lot of evidence of moving of monies between entities,” said Ryan Vescio, prosecutor.

The state contends that traffic includes nearly a dozen bank accounts and an LLC Tronnes created weeks before his indictment.

Prosecutors are also working to verify newly discovered accounts in Canada and the state of the Copeland home Tronnes shared with his late wife.

The return of additional financial subpoenas is expected this week.

“Our best estimation is that the total amount of finances in play is somewhere in the realm of about $750,000, which would very clearly make Mr. Tronnes not indigent,” said Vescio.

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