Stanton v. State

On April 30, 1979, the appellant, James Ernest Stanton, appeared with counsel in the Circuit Court for Cecil County for trial on a six count indictment charging him with larceny and related offenses in connection with his unlawful appropriation of an unemployment check issued to a third person by the New Jersey State Department of Labor and Industry. His plea of guilty to the 5th count of the indictment (forgery) was accepted by the court and a verdict of guilty was rendered thereon. The other counts of the indictment were nol prossed by the State. Sentencing was deferred pending receipt of…