STATE v. RUIZ


68 N.J. 54 (1975)

342 A.2d 833

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, EDDIE RUIZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. YVONNE WILLIAMS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David A. Arrajj, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for defendant-appellant Ruiz (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Arrajj, on the brief).

Mr. David A. Faloni, designated counsel, argued the cause for defendant-respondent Williams (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Faloni, on the brief).

Mr. Richard W. Berg, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for plaintiff-appellant and plaintiff-respondent, State of New Jersey (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Steven Leonard Strelitz and Mr. Robert A. Rubenfeld, Deputy Attorneys General, on the briefs).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

These consolidated cases present common questions of law, resolution of which is governed by the principles enunciated in State v. Davis, 68 N.J. 69 (1975), decided this day. The main issue in each case is whether the respective convictions for possession with intent to distribute heroin merged into the convictions for distribution thereof so as to require the possession...

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