Case Name: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JASON HEARNS, DEFENDANT-PETITIONER
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2004-05-06
Citations: 180 N.J. 448
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JASON HEARNS, DEFENDANT-PETITIONER.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 180
Pages: 448–449

Head Matter:
852 A.2d 187
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JASON HEARNS, DEFENDANT-PETITIONER.
May 6, 2004.

Opinion:
ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted, the judgment of the Appellate Division is summarily reversed, and the matter is remanded to the Superior Court, Law Division, Atlantic County, for a new hearing on defendant's sentence in the presence of defendant. The sentencing judge shall impose an appropriate sentence after weighing the impact of relevant aggravating and mitigating factors to the presumptive term for aggravated manslaughter.
Jurisdiction is not retained