BANCA v. PHILLIPSBURG


181 N.J. Super. 109 (1981)

436 A.2d 944

ROBERT M. BANCA, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. TOWN OF PHILLIPSBURG, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Pursel argued the cause for appellant (Herr & Fisher, attorneys).

Alfred G. Osterweil argued the cause for respondent (Osterweil, Wind & Loccke, attorneys; Barbara Landau of counsel and on the brief).

James R. Zazzali, Attorney General of New Jersey, filed a statement in lieu of brief on behalf of Civil Service Commission (Janet Share Zatz, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the statement).

Before Judges MATTHEWS, PRESSLER and PETRELLA.


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

The question raised by this appeal is whether a municipal police officer is subject to disciplinary sanction for failure to cooperate in a departmental investigation of assumed criminal activity where he is a target of the investigation and has not been offered use immunity in respect of any subsequent criminal proceedings which might be brought against him. The Civil Service Commission answered this question...

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