NJ Panel Says Erlinger Only Applies To Direct Appeal Cases
By Parker Quinlan ( January 7, 2026, 9:07 PM EST) -- A New Jersey state appeals court on Wednesday held that new rules from the U.S. Supreme Court over how a criminal defendant's prior convictions are used when calculating sentences cannot be applied retroactively if the defendant has previously appealed their sentence....
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