Wlasiuk trial delayed until May
NORWICH – The murder retrial of Peter M. Wlasiuk will not begin until May, at the earliest. Defense attorney Randel Scharf asked for an extension of at least 90 days Friday so he could arrange his own experts to review the scientific evidence in the case.
Wlasuik, 41, was found guilty of 2nd degree murder and given the maximum sentence of 25 years to life for allegedly murdering his wife Patricia and then staging a vehicle accident at Guilford Lake to cover it up in 2002. The New York Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the guilty verdict in Wlasiuk’s first trial in August. Shortly thereafter, Judge Howard Sullivan recused himself from presiding over the second trial.
Scharf told Broome County Court Judge Martin E. Smith he needed 90 days to arrange experts qualified to review medical examinations and accident reconstruction reports. He also said he wants to get DNA analysts and botanists to review the prosecution’s evidence. When pressed by Smith, Scharf admitted he might not be ready until June. Scharf said he had not been able to get experts yet because he had still not received all the files needed.
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