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STATE v. COSTELLO

59 N.J. 334 (1971)

282 A.2d 748

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. MARY A. COSTELLO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided October 27, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph Asbell argued the cause for defendant-appellant.

Mr. I. Michael Heine, Assistant Prosecutor (Mr. A. Donald Bigley, Camden County Prosecutor, attorney), and Mr. John A. Brogan, Deputy Attorney General (Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Barry H. Evenchick, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief), argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by HALL, J.

This appeal constitutes a two-pronged attack upon a custodial sentence imposed by the Camden County Court following guilty pleas of defendant, a 39 year old female, to three indictments charging gambling offenses. The first prong is a claim that the sentence was excessive under the circumstances. The second is a contention that, in contrast to the sentencing provisions relating to male defendants, the statutory scheme...

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