Commmonwealth v. Pasquarelli

The defendant appeals from a District Court order finding him in violation of probation, revoking that probation, and sentencing him to two years in the house of correction. He principally argues that the judge erred in failing to recognize and consider exercising his discretion, once he had found a violation, to adopt a disposition other than revocation and imposition of the two-year sentence. We affirm.

Background. The defendant pleaded guilty in April, 2016, to one count of larceny over $250; the judge sentenced him to two years in the house of correction, suspended for one year, during…