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1 A-0STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BRANDON T. MORRISON July 24, 2015 -- rank: 1000

... found he was not a "public servant" as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g). We affirm. I. The following facts alleged by the ... of N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2(a) and N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g). That is "a question of law" subject to our ... a governmental function , but the term does not include witnesses[.]" N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g) (emphasis added). "Construing that expansive statutory language, our courts ... in performing a governmental function.'" Id. at 283-84 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g)). We concluded that "'[f]irefighting' is clearly a 'governmental ... looks to whether the person is "performing a governmental function." N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g); see Perez , supra , 185 N.J. at 207. Accordingly ... The Court found that by "broadly" defining "'public servant'" in N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g), "[t]he Legislature clearly was endeavoring to include ...

docket:	a0170-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
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2 State v. Ivonne Saavedra -- rank: 974

... governmental function, but the term does not include witnesses.” N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g). Construing that expansive statutory language, our courts have applied ... an “officer or employee of government” as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g). She argues, instead, that only employees who exercise public ... offense. See N.J.S.A. 2C:30- 2(a); N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g); Perez, supra, 185 N.J. at 206 (noting broad ... anything regarded by the beneficiary as gain or advantage.” N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(a). That definition includes pecuniary benefit, defined as a � ... else the primary significance of which is economic gain.” N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(f). It has also been held to encompass a variety ...

docket:	A-68-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-06-23
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citation:	222 N.J. 39 117 A.3d 1169
Document Size:	119115

3 State v. Jason M. O'Donnell -- rank: 944

... purposeful,” rather than “knowing.” 10 definitional section, N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1. Although we look to other parts of a statute for ...

docket:	a-17-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-07
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4 Statev. Brandon T. Morrison -- rank: 938

... is to discern the meaning of “public servant,” N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g), in the context of the official-misconduct statute, N ... governmental function, but the term does not include witnesses[.]” N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g). The language “any person participating . . . otherwise, in performing ... defendant did not meet the statutory definition of public servant, N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g), an essential element of official misconduct, because he was ... is not performing a governmental function within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g), and therefore is not a public servant for purposes ... “was not a ‘public servant’ as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g).” The Appellate Division majority posited two questions: whether ... function or that its employees [were] ‘public servants’ under N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g).” The majority stressed that in Perez , this ...

docket:	A-36-15
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-12-14
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citation:	227 N.J. 295 151 A.3d 561
Document Size:	77844

5 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2640-17.opn.html -- rank: 872

... other person or entity in whose welfare he is interested.' N.J.S.A. 2C:27- - 1(a). A benefit is a positive inducement and includes not ...

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6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JASON M. O'DONNELL -- rank: 858

... a governmental function, but the term does not include witnesses.' N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g). Who may be a 'party official' is broadly defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:27- 1(e). But other words and phrases undoubtedly reveal the Legislature ...

docket:	a3118-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-04-04
status:	Published
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7 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ORLANDO TRINIDAD -- rank: 852

... N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2)' (2006); see also N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1; State v. Quezada, 402 N.J. Super. 277, 285 (App ...

docket:	a3029-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-09-17
status:	Unpublished
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8 KEELIE CRUZ v. ELI DONATH -- rank: 824

... of a bribe to change Juror #1's vote. Cf. N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g), 2C:27-2; State v. Steneck , 118 N.J ...

docket:	a1134-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-10-27
status:	unpublished
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9 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GEORGE T. RODGERS -- rank: 816

... a governmental function , but the term does not include witnesses. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g)(emphasis added).] It is thus well established that "[o ... Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a public servant). Under N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g), "any person participating . . . in performing a governmental function" is ... government" and "any person participating . . . in performing a governmental function," N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g), and was thus broad enough to encompass Officer Lawson ... servant" includes "any person participating . . . in performing a governmental function." N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g). As set forth above, that was the prong of ...

docket:	a3816-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-05-03
status:	unpublished
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10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BRIAN RICE -- rank: 805

... benefit." State v. Bullock , 136 N.J. 149 , 153 (1994). N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g) defines public servants to include police officers, and police ...

docket:	a3777-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-16
status:	published
citation:	425 N.J. Super. 375 41 A.3d 764
Document Size:	80578

11 A-0STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT K. THOMPSON July 27, 2015 -- rank: 797

... vague both on its face and as applied to him. N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(a) defines "benefit" as "gain or advantage, or anything regarded ... or entity in whose welfare he is interested." In turn, N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(f) defines "pecuniary benefit" as "money, property, commercial interests or ... Neither is the statute unconstitutionally vague as applied to defendant. N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(f) defines "pecuniary benefit" as property or "anything else the ...

docket:	a2055-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-01-22
status:	unpublished
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12 JOHN PAFF v. NEW JERSEY STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION -- rank: 772

... holding that a volunteer firefighter is a "public servant" under N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g)). Additional evidence of the Association's public agency status ...

docket:	a4111-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-06-13
status:	published
citation:	431 N.J.Super. 278 69 A.3d 118
Document Size:	45041

13 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT E. VANAMAN -- rank: 730

... or confidence to commit the offense." Chapter 27 refers to N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1 to -12 and generally concerns offenses against public administration. These ...

docket:	a4987-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-07-06
status:	unpublished
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14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOSEPH TOLOTTI -- rank: 719

... other person or entity in whose welfare he is interested.' N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(a). In our view, the State presented prima facie evidence ...

docket:	a5380-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-20
status:	Unpublished
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15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRIS W. MEIER -- rank: 694

... 3(a)(2).] The term "public servant" is defined at N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g) as "any officer or employee of government, including legislators ... taking testimony or deposition in connection with any such proceeding; [ N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(d).] Defendant does not contest that a court-appointed arbitrator ... definition of a public servant, based on the language of N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(d), which includes an arbitration in the definition of an ... of a private school was not a public servant under N.J.S.A. 2C:27-1(g)). II The appeal arose in this context. Defendant and ...

docket:	a1846-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
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