Legal Opinion
State v. Velez
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 31, 1990PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
We granted defendant James Negvesky’s petition for certification, 117 N.J. 79, 563 A. 2d 839 (1989), to resolve a conflict between Appellate Division panels over whether a defendant who committed a criminal drug offense before the effective date of the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1986 (CDRA), N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1 to -23, has the absolute right to demand to be sentenced under the more structured provisions of this new Act.
N.J.S.A. 2C:35-23 of the CDRA states in pertinent part:
c. In any ease pending on or initiated after the effective date of this act involving an offense defined herein and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. SainzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. WarrenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- State v. KruseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. ToroNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
- State v. MerlinoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. ScherzerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- State v. HeislerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2011
- State v. LozadaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
- State v. JamesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
- State v. WolfeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2013
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