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46 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LAMAR G. FIELDS -- rank: 723

... motion for imposition of an extended-term sentence pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a) as a persistent offender. The judge sentenced defendant to ... motion for imposition of an extended term sentence pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), on the ground that he is a persistent offender ...

docket:	a4815-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-05-11
status:	unpublished
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47 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT BELL, -- rank: 721

... based on defendant's status as a persistent offender under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). The trial court granted the motion, and sentenced defendant ... it finds one or more of the grounds specified in' N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3. An extended sentence is permitted if '[t]he defendant has ... first, second or third degree and is a persistent offender.' N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). A “persistent offender” is a person (1) who ...

docket:	a5389-15
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-03
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48 State v. James D. Pennington -- rank: 721

... presumptive ordinary term for first-degree kidnappings is twenty years. N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3, such a defendant may be sentenced to an extended term ...

docket:	a-113-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-07-14
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citation:	154 N.J. 344
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49 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. HECTOR A. VELASQUEZ -- rank: 719

... terms for hate crimes and repeat offenders with a firearm). N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3 requires an extended-term sentence for a conviction of a ... S.A. 2C:43-7. Accordingly, despite the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3, which contemplate notice after trial, Franklin compels the conclusion that ...

docket:	A3982-01
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-03-21
status:	published
citation:	391 N.J. Super. 291 918 A.2d 45
Document Size:	76725

50 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. COBY T. RICHARDSON -- rank: 719

... the State's motion for imposition of a discretionary term, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), which he concluded was appropriate and should be granted ...

docket:	a4021-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-05-25
status:	unpublished
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51 APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION APPELLATE DIVISION v. REGINALD ANTHONY January 19, 2016 -- rank: 716

... State's motion to sentence defendant as a persistent offender, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), and imposed the maximum extended term of twenty years ...

docket:	a2658-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-01-19
status:	published
citation:	443 N.J.Super. 553 129 A.3d 1085
Document Size:	66864

52 STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JAMES D. PENNINGTON -- rank: 716

... 85-12. That statute is the extended term predecessor of N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3. In 1981, while serving his habitual offender sentence, Reldan pled ...

docket:	A2637-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-21
status:	published
citation:	418 N.J. Super. 548 14 A.3d 790
Document Size:	34305

53 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DAIQUAN C. BLAKE -- rank: 716

... a persistent offender and was extended term eligible pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). The Court has stated: '[A] sentence of one defendant ...

docket:	a1554-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-01-13
status:	Unpublished
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54 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2328-19.opn.html -- rank: 714

... eligibility for an extended term as a persistent offender under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). The judge merged count three with count one and ... 2328-19 24 was eligible for an extended term under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a).7 But he argues that even if he was ... is well established that once the statutory eligibility criteria under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a) are met, the permissible range of sentences 'starts at ... 454 N.J. Super. 603, 606 (App. Div. 2018) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a)).] Additionally, a defendant must have been at least twenty ... of the two prior offenses for which he was convicted. N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). A-2328-19 25 mitigating factors and the court ...

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55 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3357-14a3395-14.opn.html -- rank: 711

... finding Flagler met the persistent offender criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). After merging counts two and four into count one ... imposition of a discretionary [e]xtended [t]erm pursuant to [N.J.S.A.] 2C:44-3(a)' on count one based on defendant's 2009 theft ... 2006). Because Flagler qualified as a persistent offender pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), his sentencing exposure was from ten years' imprisonment to ...

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56 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEITH DRAKE -- rank: 711

... The trial court found defendant was a persistent offender under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), and sentenced him to an extended term of seventeen ...

docket:	a1514-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-02-24
status:	published
citation:	444 N.J.Super. 265 132 A.3d 1270
Document Size:	67648

57 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ERIK JONES -- rank: 711

... eligible for an extended term of imprisonment pursuant to both N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a) and N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6(c ... in finding that defendant was a persistent offender pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), the judge relied on defendant's extensive criminal history ... judge concluded that defendant was extended-term eligible pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(d) and N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6(c ... of the crime for which the defendant is being sentenced. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a).] In addition, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(d) states that if the defendant has a previous conviction ... found that defendant was extended-term eligible pursuant to both N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a) and (d), and by extension, N.J.S. ...

docket:	a3367-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-03-28
status:	unpublished
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58 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4916-15.opn.html -- rank: 709

... extended term of imprisonment based on defendant's prior convictions. N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a) provides: The court may, upon application of the prosecuting ...

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59 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4021-14a4026-14.opn.html -- rank: 709

... the State's motion for imposition of a discretionary term, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), which he 44 A-4021-14T2 concluded was appropriate ...

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60 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ALRASHIM N. CHAMBERS -- rank: 707

... first, on an application for discretionary enhanced-term sentencing under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), review and determine whether a defendant's criminal record ... the statutory requirements to be deemed a persistent offender under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a).9 9 A sentencing court is permitted to impose ... 454 N.J. Super. 603, 606 (App. Div. 2018) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a)).] A-2551-19 38 However, citing State v. Vasquez ... record both to determine defendant's 'persistent offender' status under N.J.S.A. 2C:44- -3(a) and to support the court's finding of aggravating ... the two prior offenses for which the defendant was convicted. N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). A-2551-19 39 relevant in both stages of ...

docket:	a2551-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-01-10
status:	Unpublished
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