Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:10-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:10-3: Review of Sentence, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Review of Sentence
If a judgment of conviction is reversed for error in or for excessiveness or leniency of the sentence, the appellate court may impose such sentence as should have been imposed or may remand the matter to the trial court for proper sentence.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:5-1(c). Caption amended July 7, 1971 to be effective September 13, 1971; text amended November 2, 1987 to be effective January 1, 1988.
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rule 2:10-3 "Review of Sentence" {
If a judgment of conviction is reversed for error in or for excessiveness or leniency of the sentence, the appellate court may impose such sentence as should have been imposed or may remand the matter to the trial court for proper sentence.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:5-1(c). Caption amended July 7, 1971 to be effective September 13, 1971; text amended November 2, 1987 to be effective January 1, 1988.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-08; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 2:10-2 · R. 2:10-4 → · chapter 2:10 · all rules
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