State v. Sanchez

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ARD, J. A. D.

Defendant appears before us for the second time in this matter. In Docket A-268-77, decided March 28, 1979, he contended, among other things, that the several offenses charged *393should have merged. We found merit in the argument, and in an unpublished opinion, we held three of the convictions merged with a fourth conviction.

Originally, defendant was charged in a four-count indictment: count 1, illegal possession of a dangerous knife (N.J.S.A. 2A:151-41(c)); count 2, an assault with intent to kill (N.J.S.A. 2A:90-2), while armed (N.J.S.A.…