State v. Hopes

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-351 and criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217.2 He was acquitted of attempt to commit first degree assault in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-59 (a) (1). The defendant claims (1) that the trial court improperly refused to charge the jury that duress is a defense to the charges of carrying a pistol without a permit and criminal possession of a firearm, (2) that the court…