Convicted Murderer Gets Unruly in Court—Judge Hands 18 More Years!

Good morning. Are you Victor Charles Campbell Jr. ?

Yeah. And Mr Parker, will your client wave the formal reading of the indictment in each case? And it looks like we are going in 2136426 and 2239050.

Correct. There's also a dismissal 3 050. And cause number 21 36426.

You're charged with a thirdderee felony offense of evading arrest or detention with the use of a vehicle and that's from November 28th of 2020. The indictment further alleges that you were previously convicted of assault family violence, a thirdderee felony December 5th of 2014. And how do you plead to that charge?

Say again. So to the charge, let's start with just evading arrest or detention with the use of a vehicle from November 28th of 2020. How do you plead to that charge?

Guilty or not guilty? There it's guilty or not guilty. Either you did it or you didn't do it.

I thought that's what the plea was. Either you there's a plea agreement means in my court you either enter a plea of guilty or non-guilty. Mr Campbell, I understand that you're already doing time for a murder and that you don't really care about what's going on today.

Saying I plead no content because he never even went over the indictment with me. I find that hard to believe. So, here's the thing.

Actually, be honest. I just only been here for like about 30 days. So, I got like 3 weeks or 30 days and about two weeks of being here.

Yeah. So, uh the nature of the crime, no cause number and the magistrate as far as the indictment, I never received one. And due to the fact of the nature of the charge of being from 2018, you have five years or four years to indict me to actually send that indictment.

Sir, the the allegation I'm pleading no content. I'm not going to allow guilty. That's fine.

Here's the thing. I don't have to accept any plea agreement. Yes, ma'am.

Okay. So you can in that evading uh arrest or detention case. If you go to trial and you're found guilty, it's habitual.

You're looking at 25 to life. We can set it for trial. I'm not playing games and I'm not going to accept the disrespect.

If you want me to follow this agreement and go along with the plea agreement and you can go on, do your time and be done with it, then we can get that done. But you're not going to show disrespect while we're doing it to me. Do you understand?

No. So if you want to go forward, we'll go forward. If not, we'll set it for trial.

Mr Smith will get ready very quickly and we'll get your case tried within a month and it'll be habitual 25 July. What do you want to do? It's 18 years.

No, please. I agree with you. If you go to trial, listen to me.

If you go to trial and you're found guilty and your prior convictions, stop talking over me. If you go to trial and you're found guilty and those prior felony convictions are true, then you're looking at habitual 25 to life. Today, there's an agreement for something different.

I'm glad to accept that if that's what you want to do, but you're going to either accept responsibility and plead guilty or plead not guilty. That's your choices. So, let's go back then.

And in cause number 2136426, you're charged with a thirdderee felony offense of evading arrest or detention with the use of a vehicle from November 28th of 2020. How do you plead to that charge? Guilty or not guilty?

That's what I'm saying. You saying soft family violence invading arrest guilty. It's evading arrest or detention with the looking at I'm saying I'm looking at your indictment.

You're saying you got indicted. I got the prebating. In 2014, you you were you were convicted of something.

Mr You probably already tried. Let me let me take care of it this way. Let me just a second.

We're going to make sure you don't get my information mixed up with him. Who's that information? I ain't going to say his name on directly.

That's not place that place that in front of your client, please. Now, that is cause number 426. That indictment alleges in paragraph one that you committed the thirdderee felony offense of evading arrest or detention with the use of a vehicle from November 28th of 2020.

How do you plead to that charge? I just pleaded no content. She didn't want to accept.

How do you plead to that charge? Guilty or not guilty? We're not going backwards.

Okay? I already told you you're not going to plead no contest. Guilty or not?

You either you either plead guilty or not guilty. So if I'm telling you no content, what is that? It's nothing.

And it's nothing. You're not allowed. I can take a plea of no contest or I cannot take a plea of no contest.

That is up to the court. You're not legally entitled to plea no contest if there's a plea bargain. I'm telling you, if you want me to accept the plea agreement, you're going to plead guilty or not guilty.

I've already told you that. I'm not going to tell you again. If I have to tell you again, guilty or not guilty.

Period. That's your I'm about to set your case for saying that I'm not. That's basically saying that I'm We're not going to argue I'm not or I'm guilty.

We're not arguing the law. That's basically just saying that I state that. I'm not going to argue the law with you.

Guilty. Just sign. Go ahead.

That's guilty. Go ahead. That's what y'all want anyway.

Listen, I'm cool, ma'am. Just go ahead. Well, you're not.

You're really not being cool and you're making me very frustrated. Ma'am, I respect your call. Just go ahead and give me nothing here.

Pleaded guilty. There you go. So, you plead guilty to evading arrest or detention with use of a vehicle.

Okay. The next count, the next paragraph that you're looking at says that you were previously convicted of assault, family violence, December 5th of 2014. Is that true or not true that you have that conviction on your record?

Okay. And that's not the same as far as evading arrest, ma'am. That's two different charges.

So if you really want to be technical as far as being a habitual, that's called a repeated offender. But exactly. And that's Listen, so Mr Campbell.

Wow. Thank you. Do you want to come sit up here and be the judge?

You're so smart. I don't know if you needed some help, man. I wouldn't mind.

I I feel like I might because I'm not understanding. Mr Campbell, you're getting a deal to go on count one only, which makes you a repeat. I get that you've been through this before and you understand what's going on, but you're making this more difficult.

If you go to trial, you could be habitual. Today, if we take this great plea agreement, it's repeat. I understand that.

I've been doing this for 30 years. Okay. So, did you enter your plea of guilty freely and voluntarily?

Guilty. Did Did anybody force you to plead guilty today? No.

Okay. So, I have in Well, let's go to the next case then. In cause number and here's that indictment.

And in this case, we're just going on count one. Count one only. So in this case, we're going on count one only.

So it's just the offense of tampering with physical evidence, a secondderee felony from November 28th of 2020. And how do you plead to that charge? Guilty or not guilty?

Pleading no content, but guilty not. So are you pleading guilty to this charge? Yeah.

And did anybody force you to plead guilty in cause number 2239050? We just answered it, man. I know.

I have to ask you in each case. It's required by law. It's required by law that I ask you that in every case.

Okay. And nobody forced you to do that, right? Speak up so the record couldn't take.

I think you did. You did, but let's go. So, no.

Okay. So, I have in both of those cases here on the tablet some documents that have your signature on them that the states marked as exhibit number one. Before you sign those, did you go over them with Mr Parker?

The documents on the tablet, y'all that. And do you understand if that you'll be waving or giving any right to appeal? Yes or no, please?

Do you understand that? Will be signed. Okay.

I have you have to answer out loud yes or no so that the record's clear that you understand that I know you understand what you signed. Okay, I'm not trying you're doesn't have to be that difficult. Just get in, get your deal, and get out.

You're making this way more difficult than it has to be. Um, do you also understand if you're not a US citizen could result in your deportation, exclusion from admission to the country, or denial of naturalization under federal law? Let me see asylum.

I'm I'm required to ask everyone that. Are you a US citizen? Yes.

Okay. Is there any evidence that Mr Campbell is not competent? No.

Mr Campbell, I'm going to find in each of your cases that you Mr Campbell. Mr Campbell, pay attention to me for a second, please. I Mr Campbell, you ready?

Yeah. In cause number 2136426, I'm going to find that you entered your plea of guilty and true freely and voluntarily. Find that you're mentally competent and you understand the nature and the consequences of your plea.

Find sufficient evidence to find you guilty and at this time find you guilty of evading arrest or detention with the use of a vehicle. Find that prior conviction true. Sentence you in accordance with your agreement to a term of 18 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Corrections.

You will receive credit on that uh sentence for any time that you've been in custody that the law gives you the right to receive. So, can you say that on record? I'm on the record.

No, I'm saying say that how long I've been in custody. I don't know. I don't have that information.

5 years. Okay. You'll get all the credit that you are entitled to get.

How long? And cause number 2239050. Also, find that you entered your plea of guilty freely and voluntarily.

Find sufficient evidence to find you guilty. and at this time finds you guilty of tampering with physical evidence, sentence you in accordance with your agreement to a term of 18 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Corrections. You will also receive credit on that sentence for any time that you've been in custody that the law gives you the right to receive.

These two cases will run concurrently, which means together at the same time. And I'm handing you in both of your cases the trial court certifications that shows these were agreements that I followed and so you've waved your right to appeal. I've also handed you a written admonishment regarding your ineligibility to possess a firearm or ammunition.

Because of the judgments entered against you, you're ineligible under Texas law to possess a firearm or ammunition. Possession of a firearm or ammunition could lead to charges against you. Firearm is a legal term.

You should read that written admonishment. Um, if you have any questions about the laws that make you ineligible to possess a firearm or ammunition or about how long it lasts, you can talk with your attorney. You can go back with the baiff.

So, do I get my papers for my time, sir? Go back with the bail. Is she going to bring me my papers for my time?

They have the jail. Excuse me? No, they have it at the jail.

I told you. You didn't tell me. Well, it wasn't that bad.

I mean, there's this one might be difficult and judge, this one's really going to push you over the edge. for the display of the patient.