Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAYMOND HARDY
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2004-12-08
Citations: 272 Conn. 906
Docket Number: SC 17324
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAYMOND HARDY
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 272
Pages: 906–907

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAYMOND HARDY
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17324.
Deborah G. Stevenson, special public defender, in support of the petition.

Opinion:
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 gunpowder?
"2. Does a 'deadly weapon' as defined in General Statutes § 53a-3 (6) require that a shot be discharged by gunpowder?"
Decided December 8, 2004
Marjorie Allen Dauster, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.