STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH ISSUES OPINIONS ON STATE OF CONNECTICUT V/S BRANDON ROBERTS CASE

Connecticut, U.S., April 27 -- The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch issued the following opinion om March 28:

KELLER, J. The defendant, Brandon Roberts, appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 2017) section 29-35 (a).2 The defendant claims that his conviction for this offense should be vacated ''[i]n light of'' the United States Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1, 142 S. Ct. 2111, 213 L. Ed. 2d 387 (2022).3 Specifically, he argues that the firearm permitting laws in Connecticut place on him an unconstitutional burden that violates his right to bear arms under the seco...