State v. Ahmed

Citations

• 2025 ND 211

Syllabus

Under N.D.C.C. § 62.1-01-01(3), a firearm means any weapon that will expel, or is readily capable of expelling, a projectile by the action of an explosive. The State can rely on the surrounding facts and circumstances, including testimony from lay witnesses, to prove a weapon is a \dangerous weapon\ or \firearm\ as defined in N.D.C.C. § 62.1-01-01(3).