STATE v. BELL

A-21 September Term 2012, 070736

89 A.3d 568 (2014)

217 N.J. 336

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Sean BELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua D. Sanders , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney).

Samuel J. Marzarella , Supervising Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Joseph D. Coronato , Ocean County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Marzarella and Nicholas D. Norcia , Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief).

Jane C. Schuster , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General, attorney; Jeanne Screen , Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).


Judge CUFF (temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal addresses whether a defendant may be admitted to the Pretrial Intervention (PTI) program following a jury trial in which he has been found guilty but before sentencing. Here, a grand jury had returned an indictment against defendant Sean Bell and another man charging them with second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(1), and third-degree aggravated assault, N.J...

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