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1 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRISTOPHER HARRIS, -- rank: 1000

... role of the actor in the overall drug distribution network. [N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c)]. The CDRA replaced the drug offenses that previously had ... subject to swift prosecutions and strict, consistently imposed criminal sanctions[.]' N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(d). The Title 24 offenses predated the Penal Code and ... of our controlled dangerous substances laws, procedures and sentencing practices. [N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(d).] The Penal Code, in sharp contrast to Title 24 ... the general deterrence sentencing strategy might therefore prove ineffective. See N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c) ('It is the intention of the Legislature to provide ...

docket:	a2256-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-02-18
status:	Published
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2 State v. Noel E. Ferguson -- rank: 989

... part of the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987, see N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1, the Court cannot discern a plain legislative purpose calling for ... See N.J.S.A. 24:21-1; see also N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(d). The Drug Reform Act transferred those criminal laws to the Code of Criminal Justice. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(d); see generally N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1 ... Legislature set forth its many reasons for passing the Act. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1. Those declarations state, in part, that the “manufacture and ... aggressively at every level along the drug distribution chain.” N.J.S.A. 2C:35- - 1.1(b) to (c). Furthermore, the Legislature expressed its intention � ... incapacitation of the most culpable and dangerous drug offenders.” N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c). The Act and its declarations clearly express a ...

docket:	a-8-9-18
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2019-05-20
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3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DIEGO ARROYO-NUNEZ -- rank: 830

... of the CDRA, 'incorporated directly into the statute itself' in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(b) and (c), was 'to eradicate the drug problem by ...

docket:	a3746-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-01-18
status:	Published
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4 State of New Jersey v. Jason Shelley -- rank: 826

... juveniles, or who employ juveniles in a drug distribution scheme. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c).] According to the Official Commentary to the Comprehensive Drug ...

docket:	a-109-09
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2011-03-09
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5 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. NAEEM BLUNT -- rank: 813

... perils of drug trafficking.'" Ibid. (second alteration in original) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c)). The Court further stated that the purpose behind N ...

docket:	a2635-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-30
status:	unpublished
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6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BARRY BERRY, -- rank: 806

... severely punish 'upper echelon members of organized narcotics trafficking networks . . . .' N.J.S.A. 2C:35- 1.1(c). This first-degree crime prescribes a sentence of life ...

docket:	a1068-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-07
status:	Published
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7 State of New Jersey v. James Lewis -- rank: 778

... Legislature explained its intent in the statute�s opening section. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(a)-(c). Besides expressing its abhorrence of drug activity on ...

docket:	a-84-04
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2005-12-08
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citation:	185 N.J. 363
Document Size:	58575

8 State v. Davon M. Johnson -- rank: 767

... those drug offenders who operate on or near schools.” N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c). In Baynes, we recognized that “[t]he penalty ...

docket:	a-58-17
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2019-05-30
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citation:	238 N.J. 119 207 A.3d 1277
Document Size:	38135

9 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2572-18.opn.html -- rank: 733

... dealers, as opposed to being a street level dealer. See N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c) (stating the need to target and impose enhanced punishment ...

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10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT W. OLIVER -- rank: 726

... deterrent scheme designed ultimately to reduce the incidence of crime." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(a); Kirk , 145 N.J. at 166-67. The Drug ... narcotics trafficking networks who pose the greatest danger to society." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c); Kirk , 145 N.J. at 167. By providing strict ...

docket:	a0593-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-18
status:	unpublished
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11 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RUDELL ANDERSON -- rank: 726

... deterrent scheme designed ultimately to reduce the incidence of crime." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(a); Kirk , 145 N.J. at 166-67. The Drug ... narcotics trafficking networks who pose the greatest danger to society." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c); Kirk , 145 N.J. at 167. By providing strict ...

docket:	a5851-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-18
status:	unpublished
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12 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEITH D. CLARKE -- rank: 726

... deterrent scheme designed ultimately to reduce the incidence of crime." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(a); Kirk , 145 N.J. at 166-67. The Drug ... narcotics trafficking networks who pose the greatest danger to society." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c); Kirk , 145 N.J. at 167. By providing strict ...

docket:	a1505-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-18
status:	unpublished
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13 State v .Lewis B.Morrison -- rank: 717

... some light on how distinctions should be made concerning culpability. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1. The Legislature stated that “it is the policy of ... of the actor in the overall drug distribution network.” N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(c). In passing the Act, the Legislature deemed the sentencing ... and offenses and [in] guard[ing] against sentencing disparity.” N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1(d). The consequences of a finding of distribution are significantly ...

docket:	a-81-05
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decided:	2006-07-26
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14 State v. Harry Kittrell -- rank: 713

... N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1 to -23. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1, the "Declaration of policy and legislative findings" provision, the Legislature ...

docket:	a-107-95
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1996-07-03
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citation:	145 N.J. 112
Document Size:	81568

15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TONY O. BRINSON -- rank: 709

... dangerous drug offenders.' Brimage, 153 N.J. at 8 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1.1). To that end, the CDRA provides for mandatory sentences and ...

docket:	a3235-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-01-24
status:	unpublished
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