Legal Opinion
People v. Songa
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 22, 2015No. 106701PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P.J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered March 26, 2014, which revoked defendant’s probation and imposed a sentence of incarceration.
Defendant, a French-speaking refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, pleaded guilty to welfare fraud in the third degree and was sentenced to time served, five years of probation and restitution in the amount of $9,511.60 to be paid in monthly installments. Two years later, he was charged with violating the conditions of his probation by, among other things, failing to report to his probation officer as directed…
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