Legal Opinion
State v. Gerardi
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 18, 1996No. 15173PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
The defendant, Gerald Gerardi, was convicted of possession of a machine gun for an aggressive *350and offensive purpose in violation of General Statutes § 53-202 (c),1 which provides: “Any person who pos*351sesses or uses a machine gun for an offensive or aggressive purpose shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than five years nor more than ten years or be both fined and imprisoned.” Subsection (d) of § 53-202 provides in relevant part: “The possession or use of a machine gun shall be presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose ... (3) when the machine gun…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. SmallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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