State v. Blann

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ACCURSO, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

Following a bench trial, defendant John C. Blann was convicted of two counts of first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (counts one and two) and one count of second-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count three). The trial judge denied the State’s motion for an extended term, merged counts two and three into count one, and sentenced defendant to eighteen years, subject to a mandatory eighty-five percent period of parole ineligibility pursuant to the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2.

Defendant raises…