State v. Battisick
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Opinion
A petition for certification having been submitted to this Court, and the Court having noted that N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6(b) provides that a period of parole ineligibility may be imposed pursuant to that section only when the sentencing judge is clearly convinced that the aggravating factors present substantially outweigh the mitigating factors;
And the sentencing judge in this matter having imposed a parole ineligibility term notwithstanding his determination that the aggravating factors present did not substantially outweigh the mitigating factors;
[41]*41It is ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted, and the matter is summarily remanded to the trial court for an appropriate resentencing of defendant.
Jurisdiction is not retained.
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526 A.2d 132, 107 N.J. 40, 1986 N.J. LEXIS 1274, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-battisick-nj-1986.