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In re Winston

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided October 31, 2014PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ACCURSO, J.A.D.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution requires New Jersey to treat appellant George Winston’s New York criminal convictions, for which he has obtained certificates of relief from disabilities, as not disqualifying him from obtaining a firearms purchaser identification card or a permit to purchase a handgun under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c(l). Because we conclude that the Constitution does not compel that result, we affirm the denial of those firearms permits to Winston.

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Baker v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Sun Oil Co. v. WortmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re the State for the Forfeiture of Personal Weapons & Firearms Identification Card Belonging to F.M.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2016
  2. IN THE MATTER OF BENJAMIN ACEVEDO (PASSAIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
  3. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL FOR THE DENIAL OF A PERMIT TO PURCHASE A HANDGUN OF D.A. (MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
  4. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF THE DENIAL OF A.M.'S APPLICATION FOR A FIREARMS PURCHASER INDENTIFICATION CARD (FPIC) AND HANDGUN PURCHASE PERMIT (HPP) (BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
  5. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF THE DENIAL OF F.E.'S APPLICATION FOR A FIREARMS PURCHASER IDENTIFICATION CARD (BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019

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