Legal Opinion
State v. Oliver
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided November 8, 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVA, J.S.C.
This case involves for the first time in New Jersey the application of N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.1, the “Persistent Offenders Accountability Act,” also known as the “Three Strikes and You’re In Act” in the sentencing of a defendant.1 This Act attempts to deal with the crime problem posed to society by dangerous and repetitive criminals by incarcerating them for life without parole.2 It is limited to persons convicted on three separate occasions of certain designated offenses.3
Tried to a jury, the defendant, Gregory Oliver, was convicted on September 20, 1996, of first degree robbery, in…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. OliverSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- State v. A.T.C.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- State v. OliverNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- State v. CarriganNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2012
- State v. MartinezNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2007
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