http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/?p=3261 UNC School of Government Blog Fri, 17 May 2013 17:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/?p=3261&cpage=1#comment-7182 J.E.Turner Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:15:51 +0000 http://sogweb.sog.unc.edu/blogs/ncclaw/?p=3261#comment-7182 Jamie, I have always thought that the seriousness of the offense was determined first by the class to which it was assigned by the legislature. Using that logic, we would only run into an issue when the defendant is pleading guilty to the same offense committed pre- and post- Justice Reinvestment. Then it would seem logical that the longer sentence for the post-Justice Reinvestment offense makes it the more serious offense. That would have the added benefit of transitioning more quickly to a prison population sentenced under the new law. Do you think that reasoning would stand up on review?

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