State v. Shaquille A. Nance State v. Taja L. Willis Bolton State v. Alvin D. Williams(076626)

The Graves Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43 — 6(c), imposes a mandatory minimum term of incarceration on an offender “who uses or possesses a firearm while committing, attempting to commit, or fleeing after the commission of certain designated crimes.” State v. Robinson, 217 N.J. 594, 607, 92 A.3d 656 (2014) (quoting State v. Stewart, 96 N.J. 596, 601, 477 A.2d 300 (1984)). An amendment to the Graves Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.2 (section 6.2), authorizes a prosecutor to move before the assignment judge for a waiver of the Graves Act’s mandatory minimum terms of incarceration for certain first-time offenders.…