NORWICH – A convicted drug dealer had his sentencing postponed Monday after defense attorneys presented a pair of motions, delaying Judge W. Howard Sullivan’s ruling.

On Sept. 13, Michael A. Victor Jr. was convicted by a jury of his peers of one count of second degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A-II felony; two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony; one count of second degree conspiracy, a class B felony; three counts of second degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class C felony; one count of third degree criminal possession of an assault weapon, a class D felony and two counts of third degree criminal possession of a weapon with serial numbers defaced, a class D felony.

The first motion presented by defense attorney F. Paul Battisti asked for Judge Sullivan to recuse himself from the Victor case, due to an alleged “hit list” naming the county court judge. In response, Sullivan said he would not recuse himself and refused to “establish a precedent” for those issuing such threats “whether it can be accomplished or not.”