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STATE v. PIERCE

902 A.2d 1195 (2006)

188 N.J. 155

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Maurice PIERCE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 2, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia H. Blum, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Blum and Michael C. Kazer, Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Jeanne Screen, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the companion appeal of State v. Thomas, 188 N.J. 137, 902 A.2d 1185 (2006), we held that a sentencing court may find as fact the existence of a prior conviction for purposes of determining a defendant's statutory eligibility for extended-term sentencing under a mandatory sentence-enhancing statute...

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