Opinion
Deborah G. Stevenson, special public defender, in support of the petition. Marjorie Allen Dauster, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Decided December 8, 2004.
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 85 Conn. App. 708 (AC 23960), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Does a `firearm' as defined in General Statutes § 53a-3 (19) require that a shot be discharged by gun-powder?
"2. Does a `deadly weapon' as defined in General Statutes § 53a-3 (6) require that a shot be discharged by gunpowder?"
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17324.