Legal Opinion
State v. Grant
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 10, 2009No. SC 18177PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
This appeal requires us to decide whether the state may establish that a BB gun is a “firearm” for purposes of General Statutes § 53-202k, 1 which provides for the imposition of a mandatory five year term of imprisonment on any person who uses or is armed with and threatens the use of a firearm in the commission of a class A, B or C felony. 2 Following a jury trial, the defendant, Lawrence Grant, was convicted of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-134 (a) (4) 3 and 53a-49 (a), 4 commission of a class A, B or C felony with a…
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- Rivers v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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