Justice PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.
As part of the Legislature's statutory scheme to combat driving while intoxicated (DWI), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 prescribes the penalties that may be imposed on a defendant for a first, second, and third or subsequent DWI offense. The statute includes a "step-down" provision, under which a second...
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