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STATE v. EDWARDS

263 N.J. Super. 256 (1993)

622 A.2d 919

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. TOMMIE EDWARDS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zulima V. Farber, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Carolyn A. Parks, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the letter-brief).

Nicholas L. Bissell, Jr., Somerset County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (James L. McConnell, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the letter-brief).

Before Judges BILDER, BAIME and WALLACE.

BAIME, J.A.D.

This appeal requires us to revisit the arcane subject of gap-time credits under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5b(2). This statute entitles a defendant to credit for time served under a prior custodial term where the previous sentence was imposed after he had committed the crime for which he is currently being sentenced. At issue is whether gap-time credits are to include the time period the defendant spent in...

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