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STATE v. WRIGHT

221 N.J. Super. 123 (1987)

534 A.2d 31

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. KEASTON WRIGHT, A/K/A YUSEF, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert H. Tate, Jr., Essex County Prosecutor, for appellant (Virginia M. Lincoln, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the letter brief).

Noto and Cuba, for respondent (Maria Delgaizo Noto, of counsel and on the letter brief).

The American Civil Liberties Union, filed a brief amicus curiae (Annamay T. Sheppard, attorney, on the brief).

Before Judges BRODY, LONG and SCALERA.

PER CURIAM.

The State appeals from an order granting defendant's application for a change in sentence pursuant to R. 3:21-10(b)(2) because he is suffering from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). We reverse.

Defendant, Keaston Wright, is 39 years old and apparently contracted AIDS as a result of his use of a contaminated hypodermic syringe in connection with his addiction to drugs. His present incarceration stems from his involvement in the...

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