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STATE v. COSTA

139 N.J. Super. 588 (1976)

354 A.2d 691

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. JOSEPH COSTA, JOHN CUFF, JOHN DEL MAURO AND GERALD DONNERSTAG, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided January 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John A. Matthews, III, for plaintiff (Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Mr. Michael Querques for defendant Costa.

Mr. John Noonan for defendant Cuff (Messrs. Noonan & Flynn, attorneys).

Mr. Dino Bliablias for defendant Del Mauro (Messrs. Stein, Bliablias & Goldman, attorneys).

Mr. Michael D'Alessio for defendant Donnerstag (Messrs. Schwartz, Fielo & D'Alessio, attorneys).

FUSCO, J.S.C.

In this case Newark Municipal Court Clerk John Del Mauro, Newark Police Detective Joseph Costa, retired Newark Detective John Cuff and Gerald Donnerstag are charged with conspiracy to commit the crimes of misconduct in office, bribery and extortion. Del Mauro, Costa and Cuff are also charged with misconduct in office, bribery and extortion.

The court must rule, during this trial, on the admissibility of character testimony going to the "honesty...

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