Supreme Court of New Jersey· 4/10/1996

State v. Hinds

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674 A.2d 161
143 N.J. 540
1996 N.J. LEXIS 358

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holding that because N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2b defines official misconduct as a knowing failure to perform a duty imposed by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office, a police officer could be criminally liable for failing to arrest another for a crime committed in his presence
observing commentary of New Jersey Criminal Law Revision Commission as to elements of subsection (a
noting, in considering off-duty police officer's conduct, \not every offense committed by a public official involves official misconduct\
shoplifting by a police officer, facilitated by a store employee, constituted official misconduct because the officer was required by law to apprehend not only himself but also the employee
observing “not every offense committed by a public official involves official misconduct”
noting \not every offense committed by a public official involves official misconduct\

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