MINUSKIN, J.S.C.
The issue in this case is whether it is proper, following a retrial and reconviction, for a second trial court to increase a defendant's previous illegal sentence, when the defendant did not appeal his original sentence. This court holds that it is.
Initially, defendant was tried and convicted on two counts of theft in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-6 and two counts of bad checks in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-7. Both crimes are...
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