Publication Date: 2022-01-31
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Rabner
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence S. Lustberg argued the cause for appellant in State v. Comer (A-42-20) (Gibbons, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, and Lone Star Justice Alliance, attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg, Alexander Shalom, Jeanne LoCicero, and Avram D. Frey, on the briefs); Alyssa Aiello, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant in State v. Zarate (A-43-20) (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Alyssa Aiello, of counsel and on the briefs)
for defendant: Frank J. Ducoat, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent in State v. Comer (A-42-20) (Theodore N. Stephens, II, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Frank J. Ducoat, of counsel and on the briefs); John McNamara, Jr., Chief Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent in State v. Zarate (A-43-20) (Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Prosecutor, attorney; John McNamara, Jr. and Jessica Marshall, Assistant Prosecutor, on the briefs)
Case Number: A-42-20 (084509); A-43-20 (084516)
Juvenile Offenders with Lengthy Statutory Minimum Sentences Entitled to Judicial Review after 20 Years