State v. Thomas

KOBLITZ, P.J.A.D.

*430The State appeals from a June 1, 2018 judgment of conviction imposing a probationary sentence on defendant Kenneth D. Thomas for third-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(2).1 Because the State has no authority to appeal from a legal third-degree sentence, we dismiss the appeal.

Defendant also pled guilty to fourth-degree criminal trespass, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3(a). He admitted trespassing on his former girlfriend's property by refusing to *1244leave and, on a separate day, hitting her on the head with a liquor bottle, causing a cut on the top of her head. *431The State…