Legal Opinion

State v. Winne

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided March 30, 1953PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vanderbilt, C. J.

The defendant, the County Prosecutor of Bergen County, wras indicted on November 28, 1951, on 19 counts charging him with criminal nonfeasance in office. On June 30, 1952 the defendant moved to dismiss the indictment. The trial court made an order on August 18, 1952 granting the motion, which the State seeks to review here.

The first 16 counts follow a single pattern. They identify the defendant as the county prosecutor. They allege that he was charged with the public duty of using all proper, reasonable, effective and lawful means…

2Cases cited10 opinions

United States v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
Yaselli v. GoffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
Standard Oil Co. v. City of LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
Ex parte AmosSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
State Upon the Information of McKittrick v. WymoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1939

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3Cited by132 opinions

State v. PerrySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
State v. ScherzerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 236, 34 fed.r.serv.3d 1379 Barbara Coleman, Nos. 95-5439/5742 v. John Kaye, Individually, and in His Capacity as Monmouth County Prosecutor County Prosecutor's Office of the County of Monmouth John Does, 1-100 Jane Does, 1-100, County of Monmouth, Intervenor in D.C. Barbara Coleman v. John Kaye, Individually, and in His Capacity as Monmouth County Prosecutor the County Prosecutor's Office of the County of Monmouth John Does, 1-100 Jane Does, 1-100, County of Monmouth, Intervenor in D.C., John Kaye, Nos. 95-5469/5708Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
State v. DalglishSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
State v. McCrarySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984

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