STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
Edgar TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.
Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 10, 2020.
Decided May 11, 2021.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Scott M. Welfel, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Scott M. Welfel, of counsel and on the briefs).
Carey J. Huff, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Carey J. Huff, of counsel and on the briefs).
Alexander Shalom argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Alexander Shalom, Newark, and Jeanne LoCicero, on the brief).
Michael R. Noveck argued the cause for amici curiae Professors of Criminology (Gibbons, attorneys; Michael R. Noveck and Lawrence S. Lustberg, Newark, on the brief).
Jennifer E. Kmieciak, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Jennifer E. Kmieciak, of counsel and on the brief).
JUSTICELaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.
A sentencing court's decision between imposing consecutive or concurrent sentences on a defendant for multiple offenses has the potential to drastically alter aggregate sentence length. In State v. Yarbough, this Court first addressed the standards that sentencing courts...
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