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State v. Humphreys

Citations

  • 444 A.2d 569
  • 89 N.J. 4
  • 1982 N.J. LEXIS 1892

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  • holding that the whole person concept of sentencing authorizes court to consider a wide range of information that might otherwise be excluded by evidentiary standards
  • “The whole person concept authorizes the sentencing court to comprehend in its deliberations a wide range of information that might otherwise be excluded by evidentiary norms.”
  • in determining eligibility for criminal diversion, court may consider reliable evidence of antisocial conduct and manifested attitude toward law
  • to determine whether defendant may retain license to purchase a gun after dismissal of criminal charges pertaining to the misuse of firearms
  • \The whole person concept authorizes the sentencing court to comprehend in its deliberations a wide range of information that might otherwise be excluded by evidentiary norms.\
  • in determining eligibility for criminal diversion, court may consider reliable evidence of antisocial conduct and manifested attitude toward law

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Judges: O'Hern

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