STATE v. ATTANASIO


92 N.J. Super. 267 (1966)

223 A.2d 42

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. FRED ATTANASIO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided September 30, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas E. Durkin, Jr. argued the cause for defendant (Mr. William J. Gearty, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. George A. Franconero, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for the plaintiff (Mr. Brendan T. Byrne, Prosecutor of Essex County, attorney).

Before Judges GAULKIN, LEWIS and LABRECQUE.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted of misconduct in office in violation of N.J.S. 2A:85-1 (hereafter the first count) and of extortion in violation of N.J.S. 2A:105-1 (second count) while "a public officer of the Housing Authority, * * * to wit: a mason foreman," in that he did unlawfully and corruptly "solicit" and "receive and take, by color of his office, from Armando Cilento, the sum of $500 * * *" as a "fee" or "reward" not allowed by law. He was...

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