NORWICH – Peter M. Wlasiuk began his second round of appearances in Chenango County Court by requesting the judge who oversaw his conviction the first time to recuse himself from the case.
Wlasiuk, 37, was convicted in 2002 in the death of his wife, Patricia. Prosecutors said Wlasiuk killed his wife at their Oxford home and then staged a Guilford Lake drowning accident to cover it up in April of that year. This August, Wlasiuk won an appeal on the case, when a state Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled that he did not receive a fair trial the first time around.
Last Friday afternoon, Wlasiuk appeared in county court for a bail review pending his second trial. Wlasiuk was transferred from Attica to the Chenango County Correctional Facility, a day earlier on Sept. 21.
Before a the bail issue came before the court, Wlasiuk requested to have Honorable Judge Howard Sullivan removed from the case.
Public Defender Alan Gordon was asked by Wlasiuk’s current attorney, Linda Campbell, to stand in for her and represent Wlasiuk during the bail hearing. “I have no attorney, your honor,” said Wlasiuk.
Before bail could be addressed, Gordon requested that Sullivan remove himself from the case, citing past bias in the first trial that caused the appeal and quoting a few of Sullivan’s remarks as Wlasiuk was sentenced in 2003. “There were certainly negative comments made,” said Gordon. “Your honor, you are a very well-respected member of this community and carry great influence. The fact you made those comments will make it harder to find a jury,” said Gordon.
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