State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Warren L. Clark, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for entry of a judgment directing that the defendant's penal sentences for non‑covered sex offenses be made concurrent, not consecutive, with his sex offender act commitment, finding the consecutive sentences manifestly excessive and contrary to the act's therapeutic purpose. The Court also held that the 1967 amendment could not be applied retroactively because it would violate the ex post facto prohibition.