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STATE v. HOPSON

60 N.J. 1 (1971)

285 A.2d 225

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ARTHUR C. HOPSON, JR., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 20, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Gerald T. Foley, Jr., Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).

Mr. Richard F. Thayer, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of the Appellate Division is reversed for the reasons given by Judge Halpern in his dissenting opinion. (114 N.J.Super. 146, 148 (1971))

FRANCIS, J. (dissenting).

I vote to affirm the sentence as modified by the majority opinion of the Appellate Division.

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