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STATE v. WOODWARD

298 N.J. Super. 390 (1997)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. TEDDY ERNEST WOODWARD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Mark H. Friedman, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the letter-brief).

Peter Verniero, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Linda K. Danielson, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the letter-brief).

Before Judges SHEBELL and BAIME.

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

At issue is whether an offer by a candidate for public office to withdraw his candidacy and endorse the incumbent office holder in return for money and a public job violates our bribery statutes under the Code of Criminal Justice. We hold that such conduct is violative of N.J.S.A. 2C:27-2a and d and N.J.S.A. 2C:27-6b.

The salient facts are not in dispute. The Hudson County grand jury returned...

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