Case Name: STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN KINNEY
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1987-06-09
Citations: 108 N.J. 189
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN KINNEY.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 108
Pages: 189–189

Head Matter:
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN KINNEY.
June 9, 1987.

Opinion:
It appearing from the papers that the State acknowledges that the sentencing court was of the belief that its imposition of a life sentence on defendant's conviction for murder was mandatory, and good cause otherwise appearing;
It is ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted, and that the judgment of the Appellate Division, is summarily reversed; and it is further
ORDERED that defendant's sentence is vacated, and the matter is remanded to the trial court for resentencing in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3b. See State v. Biegenwald, 96 N.J. 630, 635 (1984).
Jurisdiction is not retained.