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STATE v. GERNS

145 N.J. 216 (1996)

678 A.2d 634

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CHARLES E. GERNS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. McConnell, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Nicholas L. Bissell, Jr., Somerset County Prosecutor, attorney).

Susan C. Green, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney).

Richard W. Berg, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General, attorney).

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

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a school-zone drug offender who signs a plea agreement that calls for "cooperation" in State drug investigations and prosecutions in exchange for a favorable recommendation at sentencing satisfies the plea agreement by good faith efforts that produce nothing of value to the State. We hold that under the Attorney General Guidelines promulgated pursuant to State v. Vasquez...

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