State v. Gerald D. Price

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The defendant, Gerald D. Price, was convicted by a jury of one count of possession of marijuana and two counts of possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver while armed with or having available a firearm. On appeal, Price contends that the trial justice committed three errors, each of which, he maintains, entitles him to a new trial. First, the defendant argues that the trial justice incorrectly interpreted the meaning of the phrase “having available any firearm,” within G.L.1956 § 11-47-3. Secondly, he avers that the trial justice erroneously…