Justice PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court. When it enacted N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1, the Legislature established aggravating and mitigating circumstances for a court to consider when it sentences a convicted defendant within the statutory range applicable to his or her offense. The first of thirteen enumerated aggravating factors focuses the court’s inquiry on “[t]he nature and circumstances of th…
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