Defendant contends that failure of the sentencing court in Tompkins County to order a medical examination to determine whether he was a narcotic addict and to consider committing him to custody as an alternative to sentencing him to jail requires remand for sentencing in accordance with sections 81.19 and 81.21 of the Mental Hygiene Law. The only purpose of such a medical examination is to determine whether a defendant is an addict. Where, as here, the court had a presentence...
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