People v. Bell

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered September 23, 1997, which revoked defendant’s probation and imposed a term of imprisonment.

Defendant was sentenced to six months in jail and five years’ probation following his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. Defendant was thereafter charged with violating the conditions of his probation due to his failure to submit to drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment. Following his plea of guilty to the violation of probation charge, sentencing was…