A second degree Aggravated Assault conviction has a mandatory state prison term in NJ of between 5 to 10 years.
Also, a second degree Aggravated Assault is subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA).
This is New Jersey’s 85{74bbbd36a4df8b83bd1805c8c4f34bcc3063e84848f392c2fd8bb03fcdaa883e} rule.
This means that a person convicted of a NERA offense has to serve at least 85{74bbbd36a4df8b83bd1805c8c4f34bcc3063e84848f392c2fd8bb03fcdaa883e} of the state prison term.
If you are charged with assault in New Jersey, call me at 732-625-9661 to discuss the possible ways to defend against this charge.