Legal Opinion

State v. Susan Hyland (079028) (Camden County and Statewide)

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided June 3, 2019No. A-29-18PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Solomon

**138 To impose a Drug Court sentence, a sentencing judge must ensure that the *1288 nine requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(a) are satisfied. In this appeal, we are called upon to determine whether a judge's finding under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(a)(9) -- that a defendant would not be a danger to the community while on special Drug Court probation -- may render a sentence appealable by the State as an illegal sentence.

On a late night in March 2016, defendant Susan Hyland struck and killed sixteen-year-old Q.T. as he walked across a roadway. Defendant fled the scene but was ultimately…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee of the Township of ManalapanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  2. State v. RothSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
  3. State v. MurraySupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
  4. State v. AcevedoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
  5. State v. SchubertSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2012

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. ThomasNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
  2. STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. AMY LOCANE (10-12-0770, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
  3. STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ANDRES I. CHAVARRIA (18-10-0303 AND 18-10-0304, SUSSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
  4. STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DARIUS H. GITTENS (13-06-0659, BURLINGTON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
  5. STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DWAYNE KNIGHT (90-11-5153, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020

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