ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla.-- In a case that has gone on for more than 25 years, a man convicted as a teenager of a murder on the Treasure Coast returned to court Thursday.
Judge Gary Sweet determined that Victor Brancaccio was not eligible to be resentenced in the killing of Mollie Mae Frazier in 1993 in Port St. Lucie.So his life sentence will stand on that conviction.
However, the judge did resentence Brancaccio to 40 years on a concurrent kidnapping charge, with a chance for parole after 25 years.
Brancaccio was 16 when he killed Frazier, who had criticized his rap music when he walked by her home.
Victor Brancaccio in court today. Murdered elderly woman in PSL in 1993. Judge denied resentencing on murder case and resentenced to 40 years on kidnapping with weapon charge. @WPTV pic.twitter.com/oGMBcQUF5D
— Jon Shainman (@JonShainman) March 14, 2019
#UPDATE: Judge Sweet rules Victor Brancaccio is no longer entitled to resentencing of the murder charge. Judge resentences Brancaccio to 40 years on kidnapping with a weapon charge. pic.twitter.com/4PjooUiNvR
— St. Lucie Clerk (@StLucieClerk) March 14, 2019
