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JUSTICE ALBIN dissenting. Defendants convicted of Graves Act offenses are subject to mandatory-minimum periods of incarceration. N.J.SA. 2C:43-6(c). Under the Graves Act, the prosecutor is vested with the statutory authority to file a motion with the Assignment Judge to waive the imposition of the mandatory-minimum sentence. N.J.SA. 2C:43-6.2. Prosecutors may not exercise their waiver authori
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