State v. Jefimowicz

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

This case requires the Court to consider again the appropriate standards governing mandatory extended term sentencing under the Graves Act. The trial court concluded that such sentencing was required because defendant had been convicted of armed robbery, a Graves Act offense, and defendant’s criminal record alone established a prior conviction for a Graves Act offense. It therefore sentenced defendant on the armed robbery count to an extended term of life imprisonment with a twenty-five year parole disqualifier. On appeal, the Appellate…