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| Inmate, representing self, wins case |
| By The News Item |
| Published: 03/21/2005 |
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William Victor fought the law and won. The 34-year-old convicted felon, who has a violent criminal history, was found not guilty last Friday afternoon of spitting on a correctional officer at Northumberland County (Pa.) Prison in 2003. Victor represented himself at the two-day trail, conducted before Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage, and the decision stunned law-enforcement officials. Victor, who was charged with aggravated harassment by a prisoner, remained calm throughout the legal proceedings while questioning witnesses and showed little emotion when the jury foreman read the "not guilty" verdict. He declined comment while being escorted from the courtroom by Northumberland County Sheriff Chad Reiner and several deputies. Although he was acquitted of the aggravated harassment offense, Victor was recommitted to Snyder County Prison in Selinsgrove, where he will remain before returning to the courthouse this week to stand trial on multiple charges for allegedly throwing a courtroom speaker at Northumberland County Chief Public Defender Edward Greco last year. Greco suffered a minor hand injury as a result of the incident. Victor, who is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., and has served time in state prison on serious charges, was accused of spitting on the face and shirt of Correctional Officer Bernard Bogus from his cell at Northumberland County Prison while the officer was conducting a routine head count of prisoners on Oct. 9, 2003. The verdict was rendered by a jury of six men and six women after approximately three hours of deliberation. The jury cited the lack of DNA evidence in the case and inconsistencies in the testimony. |
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