State v. Lutters

Opinion

PALMER, J.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a taxicab falls within the “place of business” exception to the offense of carrying a pistol without a permit contained in General Statutes § 29-35 (a).2 The *201defendant, John Lutters, was charged in a one count information with carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of § 29-35 (a). Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the information, claiming that, although he had possessed a handgun without a permit as alleged, he had done so while operating a taxicab in which he had a proprietary interest, and,…