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STATE IN INTEREST OF W.M.

147 N.J. Super. 24 (1977)

370 A.2d 519

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, IN THE INTEREST OF W.M., JUVENILE-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Mr. James R. Kinarney, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, Appellate Section, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Mr. Peter N. Gilbreth, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel).

Before Judges FRITZ, ARD and PRESSLER.

The opinion of the court was delivered by ARD, J.A.D.

The single question raised in this appeal is whether a juvenile who receives a custodial disposition is entitled to credit for time spent in custody between his arrest and the commitment.

R. 3:21-8 governs adult criminal sentencing and provides that

The defendant shall receive credit on the term of a custodial sentence for any time he has served in custody in jail or in a state hospital between...

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