State v. Frangione

The opinion of the court was delivered by

STERN, P.J.A.D.

After denial of enrollment into the Pretrial Intervention Program (“PTI”) due to a count of an indictment alleging possession of a controlled dangerous substance (“CDS”) with intent to distribute in the second-degree, N.J.S.A 2C:35-5b(2), defendant entered a negotiated guilty plea. She pled guilty to third-degree possession of CDS, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(l), in exchange for dismissal of the second-degree charge and a recommended non-custodial sentence. She then formally applied to PTI and the application was denied. Defendant was thereafter…