State v. Fermaint

Opinion

DUPONT, J.

The defendant, Hector Fermaint, appeals from the judgment of the trial court finding him in violation of the conditions of his probation, revoking his probation and committing him to the custody of the commissioner of correction for eight years, execution suspended after five years, and five years of probation. The defendant raises two issues on appeal. The defendant claims that (1) there was insufficient evidence for the court to find, by a fair preponderance of the evidence, that he was in possession of narcotics1 and (2) the delay in holding his probation revocation…