State v. McIntosh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

STEINBERG, J.A.D.

This appeal and cross-appeal involve the application of gap-time credit, pursuant to N.J.S.A 2C:44-5(b)(2). A Salem County grand jury returned Indictment No. 92-1-63, charging defendant with second-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1. Defendant was arrested for the offense on January 4,1992, and released on January 24, 1992. He entered a plea of not guilty to the indictment. However, he failed to appear for trial on September 27, 1993 and a bench warrant issued for his arrest.

*3In June 2000, the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office discovered…