STATE v. OLIVER


298 N.J. Super. 538 (1996)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. GREGORY OLIVER, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Passaic County.

Decided November 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Brizek, Senior Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor, for plaintiff (Ronald S. Fava, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney).

Thomas C. Kaiser for defendant.


RIVA, J.S.C.

This case involves for the first time in New Jersey the application of N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.1, the "Persistent Offenders Accountability Act," also known as the "Three Strikes and You're In Act" in the sentencing of a defendant.1 This Act attempts to deal with the crime problem posed to society by dangerous and repetitive criminals by incarcerating them for life without parole.2 It is limited...

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