In re Driscoll

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that ‘‘armed’’ is commonly interpreted as requiring that weapon be in one’s possession and, thus, ‘‘it is not necessary for a weapon to be exhibited, displayed, uti- lized or referred to in order for one to be considered ‘armed’ ’’
• not necessary for weapon to be exhibited, displayed, utilized, or referred to in order for one to be considered \armed\
• “[dictionary defines the term ‘armed’ as ‘furnished with weapons of offense or defense: fortified, equipped’ ”
• ‘‘Actually, ‘armed’ is commonly interpreted as simply requiring that a weapon be in one’s possession. . . . It is apparent that it is not necessary for a weapon to be exhibited, displayed, utilized or referred to in order for one to be considered ‘armed.’ ’’ (Citations omitted.)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).