STATE v. SAVOIE


128 N.J. Super. 329 (1974)

320 A.2d 164

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. EDWARD SAVOIE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert A. Coogan argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Saling, Moore, O'Mara & Coogan, attorneys; Mr. Daniel M. Waldman, on the brief).

Mr. Peter S. Hamerslag, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., former Attorney General of New Jersey, and Mr. Jared L. McDavit, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges KOLOVSKY, FRITZ and CRANE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by CRANE, J.A.D.

Defendant, the building inspector of the Township of Marlboro, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of a violation of N.J.S.A. 2A:105-1 — this State's "extortion statute," State v. Begyn, 34 N.J. 35, 46 (1961) — for accepting a "Christmas gift" of money (the evidence is in dispute as to whether it was ...

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