Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Linda Deluca, Defendant-Respondent

July 21, 1987108 N.J. 98

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded to determine whether the State's DWI prosecution is barred by double jeopardy, holding that a bar applies only if the intoxication evidence was the sole proof of recklessness in the prior death‑by‑auto trial.