Case Name: In the Matter of Jonathan Kwitny, Respondent, v. Robert J. McGuire, as Commissioner of Police of the City of New York, et al., Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-06-02
Citations: 53 N.Y.2d 968
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Jonathan Kwitny, Respondent, v Robert J. McGuire, as Commissioner of Police of the City of New York, et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 53
Pages: 968–971

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Jonathan Kwitny, Respondent, v Robert J. McGuire, as Commissioner of Police of the City of New York, et al., Appellants.
Argued April 28, 1981;
decided June 2, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel (Carolyn E. Demarest and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for appellants.
Mark R. Hellerer and Robert D. Sack for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the opinion of Justice Richard W. Wallach at Supreme Court.
In response to the position advanced by the dissent it suffices to observe that while subdivision 3 of section 400.00 of the Penal Law prescribes the inclusion in the application of certain described data, nothing in that subdivision precludes expansion of the application by the licensing officer to require submission of additional relevant information. Nor does anything in subdivision 5 suggest that the "application" thereby made a "public record" is limited to the data required to be furnished under subdivision 3. Whether as a matter of sound policy disclosure of the contents of applications should be restricted is a matter for consideration and resolution by the Legislature.