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11 maj 2022 · After conviction on the third predicate offense, the State sought an extended term under the Three Strikes Law, and the sentencing court imposed a mandatory life sentence without parole.
7 lut 2022 · TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A crime committed as a juvenile can be considered for sentencing an adult to life without parole under New Jersey’s “three strikes” law, a split state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
7 lut 2022 · A crime committed as a juvenile can be considered for sentencing an adult to life without parole under New Jersey’s “three strikes” law, a split state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
4 paź 2022 · Crimes juveniles commit wouldn’t count against them under the state’s “three-strikes law,” under new legislation intended to reverse a recent ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court.
In a polarizing 4-2 vote, the six state Supreme Court judges ruled that a violent crime committed as a minor can count when sentencing an offender under New Jersey's “three strikes” law. There are third-strike laws on the books in just over half of the 50 states.
8 mar 2022 · Most recently the New Jersey Supreme Court has upheld the application of the Three Strikes Law when one of the predicate convictions involved a crime committed when the defendant was a juvenile. State v. Samuel Ryan (A-65-20) decided February 7, 2022. That decision may be found here.
22 lut 2022 · The New Jersey Supreme Court first rejected theassertion that the constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment bar application of the Three Strikes Law to any individual who committed at least one of the predicate offenses as a juvenile.