We granted the defendant's petition for certification to appeal, limited to the following issues: (1) "Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court had properly admitted evidence of the defendant's lack of income?" And (2) "[d]id the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court had not abused its discretion in permitting expert testimony regarding the defendant's intent to sell narcotics?" State v. Qayyum , 336 Conn. 911, 244 A.3d 562 (2021).