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STATE v. BENFORD

259 N.J. Super. 569 (1992)

614 A.2d 659

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. CRAIG RODERICK BENFORD, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Somerset County.

Decided September 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas L. Bissell, Jr., Prosecutor of Somerset County, A. Peter DeMarco, Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor, appearing for the State.

William J. Bizub, Deputy Public Defender of Somerset County, Anthony J. Mignella, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, appearing for the Defendant.

OPINION

IMBRIANI, P.J.Cr.

This case presents the novel question of whether a defendant may be convicted of burglary of an automobile if his intent at the time of the entry into an automobile was to commit only the disorderly persons offense of joyriding.

Early one cold morning, on January 27, 1992, three North Plainfield residents decided to warm up their automobiles while they prepared to go to work...

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