State v. Federico

The opinion of the court was delivered by

STERN, P.J.A.D.

Defendant appeals from a judgment on trial de novo finding him guilty of driving while intoxicated (DWI), N.J.S.A 39:4-50, refusal to take a breathalyzer, N.J.S.A 39:4-50.2, and driving while suspended, N.J.S.A 39:3-40. As a third DWI offender defendant was sentenced in the Clifton Municipal Court to a custodial sentence of 180 days, a ten-year suspension of his license, a $1000 fine, and other miscellaneous costs and fines. The municipal judge indicated he would consider an application to transfer defendant to an inpatient…