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STATE v. ANDERSON

127 N.J. 191 (1992)

603 A.2d 928

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. BRUCE ANDERSON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sonia G. Wagner, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Wilfredo Caraballo, Public Defender, attorney).

William F. Lamb, First Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Alan A. Rockoff, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Catherine A. Foddai, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General, attorney).

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

When called on to apply a long-established rule of law, courts sometimes become afflicted with a certain inertia. The resultant ennui can blind courts to the desirability of reassessing the rule's value and underlying rationale. This appeal is centered on just such a long-established and essentially unchallenged rule. The vast majority of jurisdictions, including New Jersey,

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