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STATE v. MEEKINS

850 A.2d 1260 (2004)

180 N.J. 321

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Charles MEEKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Nichols, Designated Counsel, Englewood, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Adrienne B. Reim, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Justice WALLACE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The original No Early Release Act (pre-amendment NERA), L. 1997, c. 117, § 2, was enacted in 1997 and provided for a mandatory minimum prison term of 85% of the sentence imposed for first and second degree violent crimes. On two separate occasions, the Appellate Division limited the application of pre-amendment NERA to the maximum ordinary term portion of an extended term sentence. Effective June...

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