Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:9-11 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:9-11: Sentencing Appeals, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Sentencing Appeals
In a criminal, quasi-criminal or juvenile action in the Appellate Division in which the only issue on appeal is whether the court imposed a proper sentence, briefs shall not be filed without leave of court and the matter shall be placed on a sentencing calendar for consideration by the court following oral argument, which shall be recorded verbatim. The appellate court at its discretion may direct the removal of any case from the sentencing calendar.
Note: Adopted November 2, 1987 to be effective January 1, 1988; amended January 19, 1989 to be effective February 1, 1989.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 2:9-11 "Sentencing Appeals" {
In a criminal, quasi-criminal or juvenile action in the Appellate Division in which the only issue on appeal is whether the court imposed a proper sentence, briefs shall not be filed without leave of court and the matter shall be placed on a sentencing calendar for consideration by the court following oral argument, which shall be recorded verbatim. The appellate court at its discretion may direct the removal of any case from the sentencing calendar.
Note: Adopted November 2, 1987 to be effective January 1, 1988; amended January 19, 1989 to be effective February 1, 1989.
}
referenced_by: 2:12-6, 2:12-7, 2:6-11, 2:6-2, 2:6-4
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 2:9-10 · R. 2:9-12 → · chapter 2:9 · all rules
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