Legal Opinion

State v. Jefferson

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided July 18, 1917PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Oil error to the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 88 N. J. L. 447.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

The judgment brought up by the present writ is one affirming a conviction of the piaintiif in error in the Cape May Quarter Sessions upon an indictment charging him with malfeasance in office. The office held by him was that of prosecutor of the pleas of the county, and the specific malfeasance charged against him was the protection of violators of the criminal law and affording them immunity from punishment for a money consideration.

Numerous assignments of error were submitted to the Supreme Court, and received consideration by…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. RoweCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. O'Regan v. SchermerhornSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1946
  2. State v. WilliamsonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959
  3. State v. WinneNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
  4. State v. CampisiNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
  5. In re MarinoNew York County Court, Essex County · 1945

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