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1 MacDougall v. Weichert -- rank: 1000

... The Supreme Court granted MacDougall's petition for certification. HELD:      N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3 and -5 are the source of the clear mandate of ... was violated by his termination is derived from two statutes: N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3 and 27-5. Based on the statutory language and structure ... 23) 5. Because MacDougall was a public official, and because N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3 and -5 and the public policy derived therefrom concern public ... the laws that proscribe harmful conduct directed at public officials, N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3 and -5. That public policy affords protection to at-will ... directed against a public official. The threat of "harm" that N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3 sheds light on the distinction between harm that is unlawful ... Tentative Draft No. 8 1958)]     In addition, the history of N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3 and -5 discusses how to define what threats are ...

docket:	a-116-94
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1996-06-10
status:
citation:	144 N.J. 380
Document Size:	169945

2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRIS W. MEIER -- rank: 778

... 13-05-0205, charging defendant Chris W. Meier with violating N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3(a)(2), by directly or indirectly threatening harm to a ... or administrative proceeding. We affirm. I By way of background, N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3 prohibits efforts to intimidate public servants in an attempt to ... or exercise of discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3(a)(2).] The term "public servant" is defined at N ... there was a prima facie case of a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3(a)(2). We conclude that, when the State learned that ... appointed there was no evidence of an essential element of N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3(a)(2), i.e., proof that Thatcher was a public ... assumed office or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3.] The State did not present that argument to the ...

docket:	a1846-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	25418

3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT E. VANAMAN -- rank: 768

... threats and other improper influence in official and political matters, N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3; retaliation for past official action, N.J.S.A. 2C ...

docket:	a4987-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-07-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	22950

4 GARY S. DEMARZO v. THE CITY OF WILDWOOD -- rank: 632

... if I didn’t forget the incident. In violation of [ N.J.S.A. ] 2C:27-3." The report eventually reached Chief of Police Joseph A. Fisher ...

docket:	a2882-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-08-28
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	53480