Attorney for baby Vanessa's father seeks more time to review evidence in homicide case FacebookTwitterEmail A file photo of Jose Morales during a pretrial appearance on felony weapons charges in Superior Court in New Haven, Conn. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media MILFORD — A year after a New Haven man was charged with killing his girlfriend in Ansonia, his defense attorney is still reviewing a trove of evidence he received from the state as the search continues for the couple’s missing daughter. In a short hearing Thursday, Jose Morales’ attorney, Kevin Smith, said he needs to confer with prosecutors as he resolves issues accessing some of the discovery material they provided in the case.