State v. Rippy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GRALL, J.A.D.

The primary issues presented on this appeal and cross-appeal involve the award of jail credits on four indictments that were pending for several years. We hold: that the State may appeal an award of jail credits on the ground that they are not authorized by Rule 3:21-8; that a defendant subject to multiple charges who has been sentenced on only one indictment is entitled to jail credits for a period of confinement that follows reversal of the convictions underlying the first sentence and precedes the first sentencing following the…