State v. Dixon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SCALERA, J.A.D.

Defendant was tried to a jury and convicted of theft of electrical power services, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:20-8(a), for which he was sentenced to a term of probation for five years, required to pay a fine of $2,500, ordered to make restitution of $14,284.61, and was assessed a $25 penalty payable to the Violent Crimes Compensation Board and court costs of $20. He appeals from that conviction contending that the trial judge erred when he included in his charge to the jury the statutory presumption contained in paragraph c of that statute…