STATE v. FOWLKES


778 A.2d 422 (2001)

169 N.J. 387

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. SHAWN FOWLKES a/k/a Shawn Ward, Ali Burger and Wandshawn Burger, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Toscano, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney).

Gerard C. Sims, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).


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

This appeal involves a defendant's plea of guilty to a school-zone drug offense under the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987 (CDRA), N.J.S.A. 2C:35-1 to 36A-1. To satisfy constitutional requirements, in 1992 the Attorney General promulgated two plea-agreement directives to govern prosecutorial discretion in structuring plea offers under the CDRA. Directive...

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