Supreme Court of New Jersey
State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Frank Leonardis, Defendant-Appellant; State of New Jersey…
July 21, 197671 N.J. 85
Summary
The New Jersey Supreme Court held that appellate courts have jurisdiction to review pre‑trial intervention (PTI) eligibility decisions, rejected the Bergen County program’s rigid exclusionary criteria as contrary to the rehabilitative purpose of PTI, and required prosecutors to provide a statement of reasons when refusing consent to PTI admission, with limited in‑camera exceptions. The Court reversed and remanded the Leonardis and Rose appeals and affirmed and remanded the Strychnewicz appeal.