Judge delays second murder trial for man accused of killing wife

Tools

NEWSChannel 2 in Court

Story Created: May 8, 2008 at 9:34 AM EDT

Story Updated: May 8, 2008 at 12:43 PM EDT

NORWICH (AP) - The retrial of an upstate New York man charged with killing his wife in 2002 is being delayed until September.

Judge Martin Smith had rejected a public defender's request for an adjournment in the retrial of 39-year-old Peter Wlasiuk on Monday. Smith changed his mind Wednesday and approved a postponement.

Wlasiuk was scheduled to go on trial Monday in Chenango County
Court but his defense attorney wants a new round of tests on Patricia Wlasiuk's blood.

Wlasiuk was convicted in 2003 of killing his wife and staging it to look like she had crashed into a lake and drowned. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison but the conviction was overturned in 2006.

---

Information from: The Norwich Evening Sun, www.evesun.com

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

Comments are moderated and will not appear on this story until after they have been reviewed and deemed appropriate for posting.

NBC-WKTV News Channel 2 and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

Weather On Demand

On Demand

AP Video

Stock Quotes

Permanent Client link holder
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Keeler Productions Inc.

Radio Television Production & Entertainment

What's On

8.00
medium
9.00
law & order: ci
10.00
law & order