People v. Passalia

Judgment unanimously af*1085firmed. Memorandum: Defendant testified that he packed his bags and left St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center in Saranac Lake, N. Y., after one day; that he knew the conditions of probation required that he complete the rehabilitation program offered there; and that he failed to complete that program. That testimony constituted competent legal evidence sufficient to support the determination that defendant violated probation (see, People v Styles, 175 AD2d 961, lv denied 79 NY2d 923). Although County Court made a general statement that it discredited defendant’s…