Commonwealth v. Hardiman

In November, 1999, the defendant pleaded guilty in Ipswich District Court to a charge of breaking and entering in the night time with intent to commit a felony, G. L. c. 266, § 16. He was sentenced to a jail term of eighteen months, six months to serve, the balance suspended until November 15, 2001, with probation. During the probationary period, he was charged with crimes in the Salem District Court and served with a notice of probation violation that alleged that he had violated probation in the Ipswich case by committing the crimes with which he was charged in Salem District Court. On…