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STATE v. RAMA

298 N.J. Super. 339 (1997)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JOHN RAMA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 4, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Virginia C. Saunders, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Clifford J. Minor, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Joan Love, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges DREIER, D'ANNUNZIO and NEWMAN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by D'ANNUNZIO, J.A.D.

The issue is whether N.J.S.A. 2C:20-2.1a (section 2.1) mandates the suspension of defendant's driving privileges upon conviction of automobile theft, or whether the statute merely authorizes a court to impose that sanction in its sentencing discretion.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property, a 1994 Lexus automobile, in violation of N.J.S.A.<...

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