People v. Mastropolo

O’Connor, J.,

dissents and votes to modify the amended judgments by vacating the sentences and imposing sentences of probation, with the following memorandum: Defendant, Richard Mastropolo, a 40-year-old man with a high school diploma, has been a user of drugs for over 20 years. On at least two occasions during that period he entered programs for control of his addiction. Then, in 1977, he was indicted on charges of burglary and grand larceny. He pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to concurrent sentences of three years probation for petit larceny and five years probation for…