State v. Brandon Morrison(076379)

In this appeal, we must determine whether a volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT), working for a private, nonprofit rescue squad that receives municipal funding to provide service in a township, is a “public servant” under the official-misconduct statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2(a).

Pemberton Township contracted with the Pemberton First Aid and Rescue Squad (Pemberton Rescue Squad)—a private, nonprofit organization—to provide back-up emergency medical services for the municipality. Defendant Brandon Morrison served as a volunteer EMT on the Pemberton Rescue Squad and as the Squad’s treasurer.…