State v. Rodney Bull(075919)

In 1991 and 1992, defendant Rodney Bull was sentenced to two extended-term sentences, the second of which was imposed for crimes that occurred before defendant’s first sentencing took place. In 2012, we held that the plain language of N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5(b)(1) prohibits the imposition of a second discretionary extended-term sentence for an offense committed before entry of the first extended-term sentence. State v. Hudson, 209 N.J. 513, 517, 39 A.3d 150 (2012).

There is no question that defendant’s second extended-term sentence would be illegal under Hudson: it fits foursquare within the…