MINUSKIN, J.S.C.
The issue before the Court on appeal from the Municipal Court of the Village of Ridgewood is whether Municipal Court judges are compelled to follow N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1(e) which governs the imposition of sentence and recognizes a presumption of non-incarceration of persons who have not previously been convicted of an offense.
On April 10, 1986, defendant's vehicle was stopped by the Ridgewood Police who were investigating a theft that had...
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