State v. James W. Robinson (070556)

Judge CUFF (temporarily assigned)

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this appeal we consider extended term sentencing in a context not previously considered by the Court. In earlier opinions, the Court addressed the distinction between a discretionary or persistent offender extended term and a mandatory extended term, State v. Martin, 110 N.J. 10, 16, 538 A.2d 1229 (1988), the need for the prosecutor to provide notice to the defendant of his or her intention to seek an extended term, State v. Thomas, 195 N.J. 431, 436, 950 A.2d 209 (2008), and the analysis the trial court must employ in its…