Legal Opinion

State v. Vickers

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided May 21, 2002No. SC 16376PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

At issue in this appeal is the meaning of the phrase “place of business” as that term is used in General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 29-35 (a),1 and whether *221the statute provided the defendant with adequate notice that his conduct was prohibited.

The defendant, Christopher M. Vickers, was arrested for carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of § 29-35. He moved to dismiss the information for insufficiency of cause, claiming that the statute’s use of the phrase “place of business” includes one’s place of employment and, therefore, his conduct was not a violation of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. LanierSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Rogers v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Caldor, Inc. v. HeffernanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  5. Doucette v. PomesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  2. State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  3. Spears v. GarciaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  4. State v. RamosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  5. In re Samantha C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2004

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