WILNER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
As a result of having "shoplifted" a set of glass tumblers worth $1.88, Bruce Gray was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. Lest one think this sentence somewhat harsh and disproportionate, we hasten to add that, at the time of his arrest, Mr. Gray had in his possession 70 bags of heroin; and it was for the possession of that amount of that substance that he was convicted and sentenced.
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