MCGOWAN v. NJ STATE PAROLE BD.


790 A.2d 974 (2002)

347 N.J. Super. 544

Joseph McGOWAN, Defendant-Appellant, v. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD, Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph McGowan, appellant pro se.

John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, for respondent (Nancy Kaplen, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Larry R. Etzweiler, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Howard J. McCoach and Ellen Hale, Deputy Attorneys General, on the brief).

Before Judges STERN, COLLESTER and PARKER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by PARKER, J.A.D.

On April 24, 1973, appellant, Joseph McGowan, was indicted for the rape and murder of a seven year old girl. Appellant pled guilty to first degree murder on June 19, 1974 and was sentenced on November 4, 1974 to a term of life imprisonment under N.J.S.A. 2A:113-1 and 2, now repealed and superceded by N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3.

Appellant was initially eligible...

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