Bill Text: NJ SR34 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges expeditious disposition of crimes involving guns.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [SR34 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-SR34-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Urges expeditious disposition of crimes involving guns.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Senate Resolution strongly urging the expeditious disposition of crimes involving guns and other dangerous weapons.
Whereas, The increasing number of violent crimes committed with guns and other dangerous weapons poses a serious threat to every resident of the State, especially residents of our urban areas where these crimes are most prevalent; and
Whereas, This threat indicates the importance of developing an alternative court process to expedite the just resolution of these serious crimes; and
Whereas, To expedite the prompt and just disposition of these matters, judges, prosecutors, and public defenders with knowledge and experience in criminal procedures and sentencing should be assigned to an alternative court process to preside over, prosecute, and defend, respectively, crimes involving guns and other dangerous weapons; and
Whereas, Establishing an alternative court process may lead to the prompt, consistent, and just disposition of these crimes and secure safer communities; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Senate strongly urges the Attorney General and the Public Defender to expedite the disposition of crimes involving guns and other dangerous weapons through the judicious deployment of the resources of their respective offices.
2. The Senate also strongly urges the New Jersey Judiciary to develop an alternative process to expedite the disposition of crimes involving guns and other dangerous weapons and to appropriately assign judges and staff to implement the process.
3. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Attorney General, Public Defender, and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
STATEMENT
This Senate Resolution strongly urges the Attorney General and the Public Defender to expedite the disposition of crimes involving guns and other dangerous weapons through the wise deployment of their resources.
The resolution also strongly urges the New Jersey Judiciary to develop an alternative process to expedite the just disposition of crimes involving guns and other dangerous weapons and to appropriately assign judges and staff to implement this process.
