State v. Holmes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

J.H. COLEMAN, J.A.D.

The novel question raised by this appeal is whether a defendant who is sentenced to an extended term (see N.J.S.A. *4602C:44r-3 a) to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center (ADTC) can be required to serve ten years of parole ineligibility pursuant to N.J.S.A. 20:14-6 or N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7 b. Defendant pled guilty to sexual assault contrary to N.J.S.A. 20:14-2 b. He was sentenced to a term of 20 years to the ADTC and required to serve ten years before becoming eligible for parole. We hold that the term of parole ineligibility is legally…