STATE v. RAWLS

A-18 September Term 2013, 072388

97 A.3d 1142 (2014)

219 N.J. 185

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Daryel RAWLS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian F. Plunkett , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney).

Sara B. Liebman , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Grace H. Park , Acting Union County Prosecutor, attorney).

Carol M. Henderson , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General, attorney).


Justice FERNANDEZ-VINA delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue on appeal is whether a defendant who is released on bail on one indictment, but subsequently incarcerated on a later indictment, is entitled to jail credit against the former indictment under Rule 3:21-8 (Credit for Confinement Pending Sentence).

Defendant Daryel Rawls was indicted on drug-related charges in Union County, made bail, but was later arrested for unrelated offenses in...

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