In re Jackson

MILLER, J. S. C.

Robert Jackson, an inmate at the New Jersey State Prison, Leesburg, petitions this court for leave to change his name to Hakim Abu Shabazz. The petition is opposed by the prosecutor of Atlantic County on the ground that the use of such name would afford an opportunity for deception and, moreover, make it more difficult to obtain a criminal record from the State and Federal Bureau of Identification.

Petitioner appeared on the return day of the order to show cause and testified that he has embraced the religion of Islam and that his religion requires him to assume a name which is…