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STATE v. CAREY

775 A.2d 495 (2001)

168 N.J. 413

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph M. CAREY, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard C. Sims, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mary Virginia Barta, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney).

Richard D. Pompelio, Sparta, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, New Jersey Crime Victims' Law Center.

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

This appeal requires us to revisit the standard for determining the appropriateness of consecutive sentences imposed during a single sentencing proceeding following a conviction on two counts of vehicular homicide that involved multiple victims.

On the night of December 26, 1995, defendant, Joseph Carey, got behind the wheel of his motor vehicle after a long evening...

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