The sole claim made on this appeal is that the sentence of one year in the county jail was harsh and excessive. The defendant was convicted of a class A misdemeanor, the sentence for which shall not exceed one year (Penal Law, § 70.15, subd 1). The defendant received the maximum one-year sentence in the Fulton County Jail. Upon the trial record of this case and the probation report which was before the sentencing Judge, we cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion...
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