People v. Cotto

Defendant, Jose Cotto, was charged by petition with violating the conditions of his probation. After conducting an evidentiary hearing, a judge of the circuit court of Cook County found that defendant had violated the conditions of his probation and sentenced defendant to imprisonment for from 3 to 9 years. No credit was allowed for the time defendant spent on probation. From this sentence, the defendant appeals.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the court erred in denying credit against defendant’s sentence for the time defendant was on probation.

Cotto was originally sentenced to 5 years…