STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
J.V., Defendant-Respondent.
Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 3, 2020.
Decided June 11, 2020.
Revised June 12, 2020.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Carol M. Henderson, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Carol M. Henderson, Trenton, of counsel and on the briefs).
Michele E. Friedman, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Michele E. Friedman, of counsel and on the briefs).
John McNamara, Jr., Chief Assistant Morris County Prosecutor, argued the cause for amicus curiae County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey (Francis Koch, President, attorney; John McNamara, Jr., of counsel and on the brief).
Alexander Shalom argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Alexander Shalom and Jeanne LoCicero, on the brief).
Barry Evenchick, Hackensack, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; CJ Griffin, of counsel and on the brief).
JUSTICETIMPONE delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this matter, we consider whether the new juvenile waiver statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-26.1 (Section 26.1), applies retroactively to a juvenile who was waived to adult court, pled guilty, and was sentenced before the statute became effective. The Appellate Division found retroactivity and concluded...
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