State v. Parker

I acknowledge at the outset that I have little if any criticism of the majority opin*182ion and I concede that the majority’s disposition of the appeal has substantial support in the case law. But this is one of those unique cases, brimming with factual and procedural twists spanning thirteen years, where there is another disposition that, likewise, is amply supported by the case law. In my view, this latter disposition is more appropriate, and for this reason, I respectfully dissent.

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As will be explained in detail infra, this Court has a sufficient record before it at this time to decide…