STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. PAULINO NJANGO (06-11-3542 AND 07-09-3244, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Published

Defendant argued that unused prior service credits could be applied to reduce the period of mandatory parole supervision imposed by the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The court held that prior service credits could not be applied to reduce the period of parole supervision required under NERA.