State v. Schultz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Cokpoko, P. J. A. D.,

Temporarily Assigned. Defendant, a Jersey City patrolman at the time of the events here of concern, was convicted of violation of the forgery statute, N. J. S. A. 2A:109—1, and of misconduct in office. The Appellate Division in an unreported opinion affirmed the conviction for misconduct, but reversed that for forgery, holding the motion for acquittal on that charge should have been granted. Defendant had also been indicted for conspiracy to violate N. J. S. A. 2A:135-3 (public employees unlawfully obtaining state or municipal…