State ex rel. O.G.

JOSE L. FUENTES, J.S.C.

In this case the court is asked to decide if a victim of a crime for which a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent may personally address the court prior to its sentencing of that juvenile. The issue presented appears to be one of first impression, and this opinion expands upon the court’s ruling from the bench on December 8, 1993.

On October 20, 1993, O.G. plead guilty to acts which, if committed by an adult, would constitute Second Degree Aggravated Assault in violation of N.J.S.A, 2C:12-lb(l), recklessly causing serious bodily injury to another under circumstances…