Greenwich resident Alain LeConte, shown here in a photo provided by Greenwich police, is charged in connection with the 2009 armed robberies of gas stations in Greenwich and Norwalk.
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Jose Joaquin Morales poses near Stamford Harbor August 25th, 2009. Morales was shot and killed during a robbery Saturday morning, Oct 10th, 2009, at the Shell gas station at 94 West Ave. in Norwalk.
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In this video surveillance image from Nov. 21, 2009, a hooded suspect is shown holding a gun to the head of an employee of the Mobil on the Run gas station on East Putnam Avenue in Old Greenwich. The employee was shot in the head during the robbery, but would survive. Alain LeConte was charged in connection with the armed robbery and shooting.
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Alain LeConte, left, and his lawyer, Special Public Defender Mark Phillips, at the state Superior Court in Stamford on Dec. 15, 2010. LeConte, 22, of Bertolf Road, Greenwich, was arraigned on attempted murder and felony robbery charges in connection with a 2009 armed robbery in Greenwich.
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Alain LeConte, 22, of Greenwich, listens during his arraignment proceedings at the Norwalk Superior Court Dec. 16, 2010, in Norwalk. LeConte is facing felony murder and first-degree robbery charges for the Oct. 10, 2009, incident at the Miracle Shell Station on West Avenue in Norwalk in which gas station clerk Jose Joaquin Morales was killed.
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Alain LeConte, left, and his lawyer, Special Public Defender Mark Phillips, at the state Superior Court in Stamford on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. Leconte, 22, of Bertolf Road, Greenwich, was arraigned on attempted murder and felony robbery charges in connection with a 2009 armed robbery in Greenwich. LeConte is expected to be charged Thursday with felony murder charges for a deadly robbery in Norwalk about a month before the Greenwich crime.
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Emilio and Marvin Morales, relatives of Jose Joaquin Morales, stand with their attorney Alex Martinez outside the Norwalk Superior Court Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 in Norwalk, Conn. Thirty-two-year-old Jose Joaquin Morales of Stamford was shot in the head during an October 2009 robbery. He died two days later after family members decided to remove him from life support. Twenty-two-year-old Alain Leconte and 24-year-old Mustafa Jacobs are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Norwalk Superior Court for their roles in the robbery of the West Haven Avenue gas station. Investigators say Morales and patrons were ordered to lie on the floor during the robbery. As the suspects were leaving, one turned and shot Morales. (AP Photo/The Hour/ Erik Trautmann)
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