STATE v. HALISKI


140 N.J. 1 (1995)

656 A.2d 1246

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JOSEPH LEON HALISKI, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Kirsch, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney).

Carol M. Henderson, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Richard W. Berg, Deputy Attorney General, on the letter in lieu of brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, Justice.

The central issue in this appeal is whether a second Graves Act offender may be sentenced to a mandatory extended term of imprisonment while the first Graves Act conviction is pending on appeal or the time to appeal that conviction has not expired. A second issue is whether defendant may have his sentence increased to an extended sentence following affirmance of the first Graves Act conviction without violating...

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