by Fred Sisto | Dec 26, 2017 | Blog, Criminal Law, New Jersey
When the Legislature provided a statutory procedure to recover payment of fines, we declined to construe N.J.S.A. 2C:43-2(d) as conferring authority on a court to impose fines as a “civil penalty”, defendant was both convicted of and pleaded guilty to crimes...
by Fred Sisto | Dec 24, 2017 | Blog, Criminal Law, New Jersey
The measures enacted by the Legislature to foster collection of restitution, among other payments due from sentenced defendants, did not include civil consent judgments. Although the Legislature enacted sweeping changes to provide compensation to crime victims, it...
by Fred Sisto | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog, Criminal Law, New Jersey
On November 16, 2017, a three-judge appellate panel decided the case of State v. Masce. The principal issue was whether the Gloucester County trial court properly rejected the State’s request at sentencing to enter a civil consent judgment against the defendant in...
