Case Name: In the Matter of Shepard Alster, Petitioner, v. William J. Bratton, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-03-28
Citations: 225 A.D.2d 505
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Shepard Alster, Petitioner, v William J. Bratton, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 505–505

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Shepard Alster, Petitioner, v William J. Bratton, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent.
[639 NYS2d 692]

Opinion:
Respondent's determination that petitioner did not establish a special need to carry a concealed gun distinguishable from that of other persons engaged in the same profession is not arbitrary and capricious or an abuse of discretion (see, Matter of Tartaglia v Kelly, 215 AD2d 166). Concur — Milonas, J. P., Ellerin, Wallach, Nardelli and Mazzarelli, JJ.