State v. R.J.M.

REISNER, P.J.A.D.

*263Under N.J.R.E. 609, there are different standards for admissibility of a prior criminal conviction for impeachment purposes, depending on whether "more than ten years have passed" since *264the defendant's1 conviction "or release from confinement for it, whichever is later." N.J.R.E. 609(b)(1). In this appeal, we decide whether the time period during which a defendant has been civilly committed pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, must be included in determining the ten-year time period.

We hold that because civil commitment is not…