Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio is facing a court hearing two weeks from today, on August 24th, that may determine whether she goes back to jail for violating probation. Whether she does may depend on whether she accepts a prosecution offer to enter an in-patient alcohol treatment program. Prosecutor Chris Eaggleston says if she […]
Suspended Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio again denied on Monday that she violated her conditional discharge on a drunken driving sentence by drinking. The judge was back in court for the second day of a hearing on allegations that she violated her sentence. She denied being intoxicated or drinking, including on an occasion at […]
City Court Judge Leticia Astacio rejected a plea deal Friday afternoon and a hearing began on charges that she violated the terms of her conditional discharge on last year’s drunken driving complaint. Her sister testified that Astacio didn’t drink alcohol on an occasion when a security guard said she appeared intoxicated, and her attorney says […]