Legal Opinion
In re Sbitani
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 8, 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORRECA, P.J.Cr.
Petitioner applied to the chief of police for a firearms purchaser identification card. The application was rejected because the petitioner had been previously convicted of possession of marijuana under 25 grams, a disorderly offense under Title 24.
N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c provides in part that:
No person of good character and good repute in the community in which he lives, and who is not subject to any disabilities set forth in this section or other sections of this chapter, shall be denied ... a firearms purchaser identification card, except as hereinafter set forth. No ... firearms…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of Clifton v. Passaic County Board of TaxationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- State v. CunninghamNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1982
- State v. MiddletonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- State v. MiddletonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- State v. JonesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hoffman v. Union Cty. ProsecutorNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
- In re SbitaniNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987