State v. Heisler

In State v. Heisler, 192 N.J.Super. 586, 471 A.2d 805 (App.Div.1984), the Court held that imposition of a sentence five times greater than the sentence originally imposed, absent reasons to justify that increase, penalized the defendant for successfully challenging the initial, illegal sentence and violated due process. In so holding the Court stated, "this court has previously held that 'due process in its constitutional sense is little more than a metonym for fair play. Id. at 593, 471 A.2d 805.