Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:3-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:3-2: Appeal by Defendant and Others in Criminal Actions, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Appeal by Defendant and Others in Criminal Actions
In any criminal action, any defendant, the defendant's legal representative, or other person aggrieved by the final judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court, including a judgment imposing a suspended sentence, or by an adverse judgment in a post-conviction proceeding attacking a conviction or sentence or by an interlocutory order or judgment of the trial court, may appeal or, where appropriate, seek leave to appeal, to the appropriate appellate court.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:2-1(b), 3:2A-10, 3:5-5(b)(6), 3:10-11; amended July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 2:3-2 "Appeal by Defendant and Others in Criminal Actions" {
In any criminal action, any defendant, the defendant's legal representative, or other person aggrieved by the final judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court, including a judgment imposing a suspended sentence, or by an adverse judgment in a post-conviction proceeding attacking a conviction or sentence or by an interlocutory order or judgment of the trial court, may appeal or, where appropriate, seek leave to appeal, to the appropriate appellate court.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:2-1(b), 3:2A-10, 3:5-5(b)(6), 3:10-11; amended July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 2:3-1 · R. 2:3-3 → · chapter 2:3 · all rules
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