Opinion
Argued October 18, 1977 —
Decided December 1, 1977.
On certification to the Superior Court, Appellate Division, whose opinion is reported at 142 N.J. Super. 187 (1976).
Mr. Nicholas DiChiara, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).
Mr. David S. Baime, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Baime and Mr. Alan Dexter Bowman, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).
The judgment is affirmed substantially for the reasons expressed in the opinion of the Appellate Division.
For affirmance — Chief Justice HUGHES and Justices MOUNTAIN, SULLIVAN, PASHMAN, CLIFFORD, SCHREIBER and HANDLER — 7.
For reversal — None.