https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/02/26/showdown-averted-new-jersey-judiciary-reconsiders-as-legal-challenge-looms/
New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner. Photo by Carmen Natale/ALMNEWS
“There’s something unsettling about the unelected branch of government indicating that that branch is going to simply ignore the unanimous decision of the two elected branches of government,” municipal prosecutor Jon-Henry Barr said.
February 26, 2024 at 02:00 PM
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The New Jersey Supreme Court has averted a separation-of-powers showdown by revoking a court directive that prevented plea bargains in drunken driving cases.
Just a week after the court reaffirmed its long-held support of Guideline 4 of the Guidelines for Operation of Plea Agreements in the Municipal Courts, it made an about-face on Feb. 23 and said it was withdrawing that guideline in the interest of cooperation between the branches of government.
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