People v. O'Neill

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Hayden, J.), rendered October 23, 2009, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of burglary in the third degree.

Defendant, who has a serious substance abuse problem, pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree in satisfaction of a two-count indictment. Under the terms of the plea agreement, defendant was to participate in the STEPS/Road to Recovery Program (hereinafter referred to as the STEPS program) which consisted of nine months of substance abuse counseling at a residential treatment facility, followed by…