State v. Holmes

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

The defendant, Latroy Holmes, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217, cariying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35 and risk *496of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) abused its discretion when it determined that a certain child witness was competent to testify, (2) improperly held that there was sufficient…