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Sunday, February 28, 2016

STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. A.S.-M. A-4682-14T2


STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. A.S.-M.
          A-4682-14T2
We held that a defendant terminated from the pre-trial intervention (PTI) program may be reinstated upon reconsideration. Such a reconsideration, which is not expressly precluded by N.J.S.A. 2C:43-12(g)(1) and Guideline 3(g) of Rule 3:28, is especially permissible when circumstances show the initial order terminating a defendant from PTI failed to adhere to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 2C:43-13(e), including the obligation to undertake a "conscientious judgment" to (1) adequately consider whether the participant willfully violated the PTI conditions; and (2) determine whether the defendant remains a viable candidate for PTI under the original or modified PTI terms.