STATE v. RODRIGUEZ


97 N.J. 263 (1984)

478 A.2d 408

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ANGEL ACOSTA RODRIGUEZ, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Endo, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Claire Drugach, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Joseph H. Rodriguez, Public Defender, attorney).


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

In this case defendant was convicted of several serious crimes, including felony murder and robbery, and given separate custodial sentences on each of these convictions, which aggregated thirty years with fifteen years of parole ineligibility. The issue is whether, upon a merger of the convictions for felony murder and robbery following defendant's appeal, double jeopardy...

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