State v. Rivera

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

This appeal centers on the propriety of conditionally suspending the imposition of a sentence for the commission of a second-degree offense. Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant, Michael Rivera, pled guilty to second-degree robbery contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1, an offense that is subject to a presumption of incarceration, see N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1d, for a term between five and ten years, see N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6a(2), with a presumptive term of seven years, see N.J.S.A. 2C:44-If(1)(c). At the sentencing hearing, the trial court suspended the imposi…