STATE v. TAYLOR


80 N.J. 353 (1979)

403 A.2d 889

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. RAYMOND GEORGE TAYLOR, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edwin H. Stern, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Stern, Ms. Ann Zeloof and Ms. Helen E. Szabo, Deputy Attorneys General, of counsel and on the briefs).

Mr. Roy H. Tanzman, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).


The opinion of the court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a defendant charged with a series of heinous crimes, facing a maximum sentence greatly exceeding life imprisonment, should be entitled to vacate his plea bargain because he had not been informed that some of the charges might be merged for sentencing purposes. We considered this issue, in a somewhat different context...

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