State v. Kassey Benjamin(076612) Explained — Criminal Defense

Supreme Court of New Jersey • Decided 2017-04-05 • 228 N.J. 358; 157 A.3d 427; 2017 WL 1244340; 2017 N.J. LEXIS 377

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JUSTICE ALBIN dissenting. Defendants convicted of Graves Act offenses are subject to mandatory-minimum periods of incarceration. N.J.SA. 2C:43-6(c). Under the Graves Act, the prosecutor is vested with the statutory authority to file a motion with the Assignment Judge to waive the imposition of the mandatory-minimum sentence. N.J.SA. 2C:43-6.2. Prosecutors may not exercise their waiver authori

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