State v. Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GRAVES, J.A.D.

A jury convicted defendant John Ray Wilson of manufacturing marijuana, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1). Defendant, who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2002, argues on appeal that he was *304entitled to a “personal use defense” and Ms sentence is excessive. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

A State grand jury charged defendant with first-degree maintaimng or operating a production facility for manufacturing marijuana, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-4 (count one); second-degree manufacturing of marijuana in an amount greater than ten but less than…