In re Miller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Balio, J.
Petitioner, a member of the Amish faith, applied for a pistol permit. The Allegany County Sheriff refused to process the application until petitioner submitted a photograph, as required by Penal Law § 400.00 (3). Petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking an order directing the Sheriff to exempt him from the statutory requirement that he submit a photograph as part of his application for a pistol permit on the ground that the photograph requirement violates his constitutional rights to the free exercise of his religious beliefs (see, US Const 1st Amend; NY…
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