Judgment modified, on the law, by reducing the jail term to be served, in the event the $500 fine is not paid, to a period not exceeding 120 days. As so modified, judgment affirmed.
Under section 470-d of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the court may direct a defendant to be imprisoned if he fails to pay a fine as directed; but, where a fine is imposed for a misdemeanor, the period of imprisonment "shall not exceed one-third of the maximum authorized term of imprisonment...
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