STATE v. MERRITT


230 N.J. Super. 211 (1988)

553 A.2d 70

STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES A. MERRITT, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Union County.

Decided October 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Kolano, Assistant Prosecutor for the State of New Jersey (John H. Stamler, Esq., Union County Prosecutor).

Robert T. Norton, for Defendant.


OPINION

SACHAR, J.S.C.

Following a jury trial, defendant James A. Merritt was convicted of first degree possession with intent to distribute cocaine, a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b)(1). Said statute provides that a person who possesses cocaine or other controlled dangerous substances:

... [I]n a quantity of five ounces or more including any adulterants or dilutants, provided there are included at least...

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