State v. Bieniek

This appeal arose from a tragedy that took place on December 29, 2006. That day, twenty-one-year-old Samar Seliem was killed when she backed her ear out of her driveway on Marlboro Road in Old Bridge and was struck by a vehicle driven by nineteen-year-old defendant Corey Bieniek. As a result of the collision, defendant faced criminal charges to which he ultimately pled guilty. This appeal from defendant’s conviction concerns only his sentence. In reviewing defendant’s sentencing, resort must be had to traditional principles of appellate review of a criminal sentence. Application of those…