New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division April 26, 2018, DOCKET NO. A–4831–16T2 (State v. Clarity)

The opinion of the court was delivered by FISHER, P.J.A.D.

*606N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a) permits imposition of an extended prison term when the defendant was convicted of at least two separate prior crimes but only if "the latest" of those crimes was committed or the defendant's "last release from confinement" occurred-"whichever is later"-within ten years of the charged crime.