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1 State in the Interest of K.O. -- rank: 1000

... for the Court. The issue in this appeal is whether N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3) requires two previous adjudications or whether the adjudication ... a matter of law Kyle was extended-term eligible under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3). The court sentenced Kyle to the maximum permissible ... of three years at a juvenile detention facility pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1) with an additional two-year extended term pursuant ... s petition for certification. 212 N.J. 460 (2012). HELD: N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3) requires two separate previous predicate adjudications for the ... N.J. 251 , 264 (2008). (pp. 9-10) 2. Under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3), an extended term may be imposed “if ... that the more lenient construction of the statute should pertain. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3) requires two separate previous predicate adjudications, including ...

docket:	A-28-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-02-24
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2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF K.O., a minor -- rank: 741

... facility. The State moved for an extended term pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3), which allows the judge to impose an extended ... Kyle next argues that the judge misinterpreted the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3) to allow imposition of an extended term when ... N.J. at 323-24). There are two provisions in N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d) that permit extended terms, subsections (d)(3) and (d ... they must be read together for the purposes of interpreting N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(3). In re Gray-Sadler , 164 N.J. 468 ... same conclusion. The language at issue here was contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44 when it was enacted in 1982 as section 25 of ... to 2C:64, which had been enacted four years earlier. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44, the section of the Juvenile Code governing custodial sentences, ...

docket:	a0238-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-01
status:	published
citation:	424 N.J. Super. 555 39 A.3d 202
Document Size:	32915

3 State v. James Comer -- rank: 682

... a juvenile found to have committed murder at 20 years. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1)(a). It set the maximum in the Family Part for felony murder at 10 years. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A- 44(d)(1)(b). To be sure, the penalty is higher ... of purposeful and knowing murder face up to 20 years. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A- 44(d)(1)(a), (b). The distinction disappears for juveniles convicted ...

docket:	a-42-43-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-01-10
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4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF J.A.W., JR -- rank: 675

... juvenile is likely to commit another delinquent or criminal act,' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(c); (2) '[t]he need for deterring the juvenile and others from violating the law,' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(g); (3) '[t]he impact of the offense on the victim or victims,' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A- 44(a)(1)(j); (4) '[t]he impact of the offense on the community,' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A- 44(a)(1)(k); and (5) '[t]he threat to the ... of the public or any individual posed by the child,' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(l). The trial court also found four mitigating ... the commission of the present act ,' A-1686-18 38 N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(2)(h); (2) '[t]he separation of the ...

docket:	a1686-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-17
status:	Unpublished
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5 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF J.J -- rank: 641

... four years, depending on the nature of the offense. 4 N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1)(c)-(g). When a court orders incarceration for ... for the juvenile's placement in a suitable juvenile facility," N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1). The JJC was created in 1995 "to oversee ... the unfettered discretion of the JJC and DOC respectively, see N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1); N.J.S.A. 30:4-91.2 ... incarceration is within the authority and expertise of the JJC. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1) (JJC "shall provide for the juvenile's placement ... facility in the first place may have been inappropriate. See N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(c)(2); State ex rel. R.M. , 141 N.J ... under N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(3). N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1)(a)-(b). The Code also provides for ...

docket:	a2357-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-28
status:	published
citation:	427 N.J.Super. 541 49 A.3d 877
Document Size:	65435

6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF T.P a Juvenile -- rank: 626

... must weigh the aggravating and mitigating factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a). The judge must then place on the record the ... for the disposition chosen, whether custodial or non-custodial. See N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1); R. 5:24-3. T.P. does not ... of the public or any individual posed by the child.' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(c), (d), (g), (j), (k) and (l). The ... the juvenile's conduct, though failing to establish a defense[,]' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(2)(e), based on T.P.'s bi-polar ... sustained, or will participate in a program of community service[,]' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A- 44(a)(2)(g), on the basis that T.P. 'will ... the juvenile's conduct would cause or threaten serious harm[,]' N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(2)(c). However, T.P.'s threat that ...

docket:	a4099-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-06
status:	Unpublished
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7 COUNTY OF HUDSON v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW and PUBLIC SAFETY, et al. -- rank: 621

... into agreements with the counties to prevent overcrowding, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.1. Ibid.     On February 3, 1998 the Executive Board, including ... department may restrict new admissions to the facility or shelter.           N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.1 provides, in pertinent part, the following:         The Juvenile Justice ... the Juvenile Justice Commission. Footnote: 3 3 Footnote: 4 4 N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.1 states:             The Juvenile Justice Commission established pursuant to section ...

docket:	a4419-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	2000-02-14
status:	published
citation:	328 N.J.Super. 308
Document Size:	72330

8 COUNTY OF HUDSON v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW and PUBLIC SAFETY, et al. -- rank: 621

... into agreements with the counties to prevent overcrowding, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.1. Ibid.     On February 3, 1998 the Executive Board, including ... department may restrict new admissions to the facility or shelter.           N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.1 provides, in pertinent part, the following:         The Juvenile Justice ... the Juvenile Justice Commission. Footnote: 3 3 Footnote: 4 4 N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.1 states:             The Juvenile Justice Commission established pursuant to section ...

docket:	a4638-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	2000-02-14
status:	published
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9 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF J.B., JR -- rank: 619

... factor (a), the nature and circumstances of the offense. See N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(a). This finding resulted from the circumstance that ... stab wounds and his suffering. As to aggravating factor (b), N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(b), the court found there was grave harm ... these aggravating factors. Additionally, the court found aggravating factor (c), N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(c), the likelihood that J.B. would commit ... This too was reasonable. The court found aggravating factor (g), N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(g), the need to deter. That factor is ... of a child. The court also found aggravating factor (j), N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(j) because the murder's obvious impact on ... considered the effect of the offense on the community. See N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(k). Given the nature of the crime ...

docket:	a0366-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-11
status:	unpublished
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10 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2883-17.opn.html -- rank: 595

... in N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-43(a) and N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a), exercise its discretion to order incarceration or other alternative ... regard to [the] factors' enumerated in the applicable sentencing statutes. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1). A first-degree crime other than murder carries a maximum four-year term of incarceration. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A- 44(d)(1)(c). The trial court found seven aggravating factors and one mitigating factor were present. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(a), (c), (d), (g), (i), (j), (l); N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(2)(g). The court analyzed each factor, including T ... argues the trial court should have considered mitigating factors (c), N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(2)(c) ('[t]he juvenile did not contemplate ...

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11 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF T.C. -- rank: 585

... statutory definition of 'developmental disability' used in the Code. See N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(c)(2) and N.J.S.A. 30:6D-3 ... 3]' shall not be committed to a State juvenile facility. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A- 44(c)(2). N.J.S.A. 30:6D-3(a ... combination of mental or physical impairments.' The State emphasizes that N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(c)(2) states specifically that developmentally disabled juveniles shall not ... Code of Juvenile Justice: First Annual Report 81 (1986)). Regarding N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(c)(2), the Court explained that '[t]he statute prohibiting ...

docket:	a1784-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-04-04
status:	published
citation:	454 N.J.Super. 189 184 A.3d 932
Document Size:	54215

12 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF J.H. A JUVENILE -- rank: 568

... the juvenile indicate he is likely to commit another offense, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(c); the juvenile's prior record and seriousness of prior adjudications of delinquency, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(d); the need for deterring the juvenile and others from violating the law, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(g); the fact that the juvenile on two ... acts which if committed by an adult would constitute crimes, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)((i); the impact of the offense on the community, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(k); and the threat to the safety of the public or any individual posed by the juvenile, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(l). In mitigation, the judge found that ...

docket:	a4841-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-09-08
status:	unpublished
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13 State of New Jersey in the Interest of N.H. -- rank: 563

... he is adjudicated delinquent on the charge that constitutes murder. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1)(a). If convicted as an adult, N.H ...

docket:	A-4-15
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-08-10
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14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY EX REL S.C., A JUVENILE -- rank: 563

... 43(a); never considered the aggravating and mitigating factors under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a); and offered no explanation for the sentence. We infer ... Code provides guidance to judges considering whether incarceration is appropriate. N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44 mandates that the court consider both aggravating and mitigating factors ... by N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-43(a) and N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a). This failure made it impossible for the Family Part ... identification or analysis of aggravating and mitigating factors required by N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1). Indeed, the record is completely devoid of any ... were handled by another judge within the Family Part. 3 N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(a)(1)(A). 4 Because we are vacating both dispositions ...

docket:	a1643-14
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
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15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SHATARA S. CARTER -- rank: 563

... and excessive because she was a juvenile offender, and, under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44(d)(1)(c), amended in 2020, a juvenile sentence for ...

docket:	a3248-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-07-26
status:	Unpublished
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Document Size:	28351