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Sunday, September 25, 2016

STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF JUVENILE, I.C. A-5119-13T1

STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF JUVENILE, I.C. 
A-5119-13T1 
In this appeal and cross-appeal, we address the issue of whether a juvenile was entitled to credit on his suspended sentence for the time he spent in a residential community home program as part of his probationary sentence to the Juvenile Intensive Supervision Program ("JISP"). We also consider whether the juvenile should have been granted credit on his sentence for the period during which he participated in the JISP following his completion of the community home program. 

Based upon our review of the record and applicable law, we hold that the juvenile was not entitled to credits for either of these periods. Therefore, we affirm the trial judge's decision denying the juvenile's request for credits for his time in the community home program, and reverse the judge's decision granting the