Ronald Kelly v. E. Calvin Neubert, Administrator, and W. Carey Edwards, the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey

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• holding that “the aggregate [sentence] reduction . . . coupled with the absence of anything to indicate vindictiveness on the part of the sentencing judge satisfies us that the trial court’s increases in some of [the defendant’s] sentences on individual counts were proper”
• rejecting Pearce claim where, on remand, sentencing court increased sentences on several individual counts but reduced overall sentence
• rejecting a vindictiveness claim where, on remand, the district court increased some sentences on individual counts but reduced the overall sentence
• no due process violation where state trial court increases individual sentences on remand after appeal
• sentence restructuring in order to effectuate original sentencing intent may result in increased sentences on individual counts

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