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NJ A1001
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Nancy Munoz
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AI Summary
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Mandates life imprisonment without parole for any person convicted of murdering a child 16 years of age or younger
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Removes the previous requirement that the murder occur during a sexual assault to trigger mandatory life without parole for child victims
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Lowers the age threshold from the existing law, which required victims to be under 18 (with sexual assault) or under 14 (as an aggravating factor) for enhanced sentencing
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Named "Judy and Nikki's Law" after Judy Cajuste and Nicole Giovanni, two 14-year-old murder victims from Roselle and Roselle Park, New Jersey
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Applies to any person sentenced on or after the bill's effective date
Legislative Description
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/9/2024