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STATE v. JOHNSON

206 N.J. Super. 341 (1985)

502 A.2d 1149

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Smith, Acting Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Steven M. Gilson, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the brief).

Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for respondent (Olivia Belfatto, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the letter brief).

Before Judges MICHELS, GAULKIN and STERN.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by MICHELS, P.J.A.D.

The important issue posed by this appeal is whether the 30 year minimum sentence without parole eligibility mandated by N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3b is constitutional.

Following plea negotiations, defendant Nathaniel Johnson pleaded guilty to an accusation charging him with committing an act of felony-murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3), by causing the death of Sylvesta Coleman by stabbing...

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