State v. Souss

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Clifford, J.

The sole issue raised by this appeal is the propriety of concurrent custodial sentences imposed on defendant after a guilty plea to charges of bookmaking and unlawful possession of lottery slips in violation of N. J. S. A. 2A:112-3 and N. J. S. A. 2A:121-3(b) respectively. The Appellate Division approved the sentences in an unreported opinion and this Court granted certification. We affirm.

Preliminarily we observe that this is not the occasion for an in-depth exploration of possible alternatives to or revision of our sentencing practices.…