Legal Opinion
State ex rel. M.C.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 20, 2006PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
LINTNER, J.A.D.
In these appeals, consolidated for the purpose of this opinion, a Family Court judge imposed suspended sentences in three separate, unrelated juvenile cases involving defendants M.C., M.P., and S.J. The State contends that the sentences imposed are illegal. The limited issue for us to determine is whether the Code of Juvenile Justice, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-20 to -91 (the Code), should be interpreted to permit suspended sentences. The Code is silent on the subject of suspended sentences. Nevertheless, we conclude that its provisions are…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- State v. Des MaretsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- State v. PreshaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- State ex rel. M.T.S.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- In Re Registrant J.G.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- State ex rel. J.J.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2012
- In Re State Ex Rel. CvSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
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