McGANN, J.S.C.
Defendant moves for a new trial after the entry of a guilty judgment by the court following a nonjury trial. The issue is this: Under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, may a person indicted for receiving a stolen vehicle be found guilty of the theft of that vehicle?
A one-count indictment charged that Powell "on or about the sixteenth day of June, 1981 ... did commit the crime of theft by purposely receiving moveable property, to wit...
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