STATE v. STERLING

A-93 September Term 2011, 068952

71 A.3d 786 (2013)

215 N.J. 65

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce D. STERLING, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 29, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joie D. Piderit , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Bruce J. Kaplan, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Marcia H. Blum , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney).


Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this criminal appeal, we assess whether joinder principles were applied properly in the context of defendant's trials on offenses that arose out of one burglary and three other burglary and sexual assault episodes, which occurred over a span of three years. If joinder of defendant's offenses was improper, we also are asked to consider whether all of the convictions must be reversed.

The State contended...

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