State v. Cosores

ORDER

This case came before the Supreme Court on November 9, 2005. The defendant, Howard Cosores (defendant), appeals from an adjudication of probation violation by a justice of the Superior Court, which resulted in a sentence of one year at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI). The defendant argues that his probationary term had expired before the hearing justice’s finding of violation and that the hearing justice lacked the authority to impose a prison sentence under those circumstances. For the reasons stated herein, we vacate the judgment of the Superior Court.

On April 15, 1998,…