State v. Perez

Opinion

PETERS, J.

The principal issue in this criminal appeal is whether the trial court properly concluded that the dry firing of a handgun1 is sufficient evidence to show *846its operability for the purpose of satisfying the elements of the crime of criminal possession of a firearm under General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (l).2 Secondarily, we must decide whether the trial court properly invited the state to reopen its case when the state neglected to qualify a witness as an expert. On both issues, we agree with the trial court’s rulings and therefore affirm its judgment finding the defendant guilty…