State v. Ruiz

GOLDMAN, J.S.C.

This case involves N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5(b)(2), the so-called “gap-time credit.” The facts here are complex, requiring interpretation of a law which even in ordinary cases has been described as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” State v. Edwards, 263 N.J.Super. 256, 262, 622 A.2d 919 (App.Div.1993). It has also been called a “judicial nightmare” which makes “stolid judges tremble.” State v. Guaman, 271 N.J.Super. 130, 135, 638 A.2d 162 (App.Div.1994). Because the statute must be read literally, the court finds that Ruiz is entitled to gap-time credit for two prior…