Ann Arbor man to challenge plea agreement in alleged knife attack on mother
An Ann Arbor man charged with attempted murder for an alleged attack on his mother has hired a new attorney and is challenging a plea agreement with prosecutors. Court records show Anthony Pocrnich, 25, will appear in Washtenaw County Circuit Court on March 8 with Monroe-based attorney Bonita Hoffman to formally withdraw his plea on one count of attempted murder.
Further details about the plea and what Pocrnich now objects to were not available in court records. Hoffman did not return messages seeking comment. Pocrnich was arrested and accused of stabbing his 49-year-old mother repeatedly in the torso with a knife at about 6 a.m. on July 14 at their home in the 1400 block of Hatcher Crescent.
She was hospitalized for days but is recovering, police said. Doctors at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in York Township deemed him fit to stand trial last fall and he remains in custody on $100,000 bond. Records show Pocrnich was on probation for two years after a 2005 assault involving his mother. Art Aisner is a freelance writer for AnnArbor.com. Reach the news desk at news@annarbor.com or 734-623-2530.
Comments
RJA
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 : 6:28 p.m.
Happy to hear this mother is recovering from the stab wounds she endured. The pain and hurt she has in her heart and mind will last much longer, no matter what happens in the trial on March 8th. May God Bless her into complete recovery.
Lovaduck
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 : 5:53 p.m.
Again, one of Ann Arbor.com's sketchy and almost worthless accounts. Is this a screen writing contest where WE are to fill in the back story? If you can't do a decent job of filling us in on the case, either wait or don't report it!
paxsolace
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 : 2:27 p.m.
There is much more to this story and these articles are very upsetting to the mother. No one has any idea of what Anthony and the mother have gone through so before one rushes to any kind of judgement get the facts, support mental health funding with insurance and for those who cannot pay. Try walking in their shoes for 5 seconds--I guarantee you won't be able to do it!
Barb's Mom
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 : 1:15 p.m.
What was the plea agreement? He has attacked his mother before and gotten probation according to the link in the article to the previous article. If he is competent to stand trial, he need to go to jail, NOT get probation again.
JPLewis
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 : 11:45 a.m.
No mention of who was his former attorney?