State v. Knight

This appeal, brought here by virtue of a dissent in the Appellate Division, R. 2:2-1 (a) (2), raises only the question of the propriety of sentences of the defendant to State Prison on narcotics distribution and possession charges for aggregate terms of 5-7 years. The dispute in the Appellate Division was as to whether defendant, a 22 year old heroin addict never previously incarcerated, should more appropriately have been sentenced to the Youth Correctional Institution Complex (Yardville), for which he was eligible, than to State Prison.

We affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division for…