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STATE v. HILL

868 A.2d 290 (2005)

182 N.J. 532

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Damon L. HILL, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 9, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maura K. Tully, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Robert L. Sloan, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Justice RIVERA-SOTO delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal requires that we address a conflict in decisions from the Appellate Division and presents a discrete yet repeatedly vexing question: what, if any, predicate crimes must merge with a felony murder conviction for sentencing purposes when more than one predicate crime has been proven.

We hold that there is a "compelling need for the use of special verdict...

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