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Title 53a, Title 53a: Penal Code

3 chapters · 432 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 53a432 Ch 952, Chapter 952: Penal Code: Offenses407 Ch 951, Chapter 951: Penal Code: Statutory C…22 Ch 950, Chapter 950: Penal Code: General Pro…3

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-46 Sentencing proceedings; appeal.
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Sec. 53a-46. Sentencing proceedings; appeal. Section 53a-46 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 46; 1972, P.A. 56, S. 1; P.A. 73-137, S. 15.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-46a Imposition of sentence for capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012. Hearing. Special verdict. Mitigating and aggravating factors. Factors barring death sentence.
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Sec. 53a-46a. Imposition of sentence for capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012. Hearing. Special verdict. Mitigating and aggravating factors. Factors barring death sentence. (a) A person shall be subjected to the penalty of death for a capital felony committed prior to…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-46b Review of death sentence.
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Sec. 53a-46b. Review of death sentence. (a) Any sentence of death imposed in accordance with the provisions of section 53a-46a shall be reviewed by the Supreme Court pursuant to its rules. In addition to its authority to correct errors at trial, the Supreme Court shall either aff…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-46c Applicability of death penalty provisions in effect on and after October 1, 1980.
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Sec. 53a-46c. Applicability of death penalty provisions in effect on and after October 1, 1980. The provisions of sections 53a-46a and 53a-46b in effect on and after October 1, 1980, shall be applicable to any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a capital felony under …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-46d Victim impact statement read in court prior to imposition of sentence for crime punishable by death or life imprisonment without possibility of release.

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Sec. 53a-46d. Victim impact statement read in court prior to imposition of sentence for crime punishable by death or life imprisonment without possibility of release. A victim impact statement prepared with the assistance of a victim advocate in accordance with subdivision (2) of…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-47 Disposition of person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Confinement and examination. Release.

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Sec. 53a-47. Disposition of person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Confinement and examination. Release. Section 53a-47 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 47; P.A. 75-476, S. 5, 6; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 2, 115, 127; P.A. 81-301, S. 2; P.A. 83-486, S. 2; P.A. 85…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-48 Conspiracy. Renunciation.

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Sec. 53a-48. Conspiracy. Renunciation. (a) A person is guilty of conspiracy when, with intent that conduct constituting a crime be performed, he agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause the performance of such conduct, and any one of them commits an overt act in purs…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-49 Criminal attempt: Sufficiency of conduct; renunciation as defense.

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Sec. 53a-49. Criminal attempt: Sufficiency of conduct; renunciation as defense. (a) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, acting with the kind of mental state required for commission of the crime, he: (1) Intentionally engages in conduct which would constitute th…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-50 Effect of motivation on renunciation.

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Sec. 53a-50. Effect of motivation on renunciation. For purposes of this part, renunciation of criminal purpose is not voluntary if it is motivated, in whole or in part, by circumstances, not present or apparent at the inception of the actor's course of conduct, which increase the…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-51 Classification of attempt and conspiracy.

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Sec. 53a-51. Classification of attempt and conspiracy. Attempt and conspiracy are crimes of the same grade and degree as the most serious offense which is attempted or is an object of the conspiracy, except that an attempt or conspiracy to commit a class A felony is a class B fel…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-52 Conviction; sentencing.

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Sec. 53a-52. Conviction; sentencing. Section 53a-52 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 53; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 129.) PART IV* HOMICIDE *Unconstitutionally broad discretion. 164 C. 162. Cited. 184 C. 597. Cited. 45 CA 591. Cited. 40 CS 498.

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-53 and 53a-54 Homicide defined. Murder defined; affirmative defenses; evidence of mental condition; classification.

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Secs. 53a-53 and 53a-54. Homicide defined. Murder defined; affirmative defenses; evidence of mental condition; classification. Sections 53a-53 and 53a-54 are repealed. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 54, 55; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 129; P.A. 73-137, S. 15.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-54a Murder.

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Sec. 53a-54a. Murder. (a) A person is guilty of murder when, with intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person or causes a suicide by force, duress or deception; except that in any prosecution under this subsection, it shall…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-54b Murder with special circumstances.

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Sec. 53a-54b. Murder with special circumstances. A person is guilty of murder with special circumstances who is convicted of any of the following and was eighteen years of age or older at the time of the offense: (1) Murder of a member of the Division of State Police within the D…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-54c Felony murder.

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Sec. 53a-54c. Felony murder. A person is guilty of murder when, acting either alone or with one or more persons, such person commits or attempts to commit robbery, home invasion, burglary, kidnapping, sexual assault in the first degree, aggravated sexual assault in the first degr…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-54d Arson murder.

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Sec. 53a-54d. Arson murder. A person is guilty of murder when, acting either alone or with one or more persons, he commits arson and, in the course of such arson, causes the death of a person. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, any person convicted of mu…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-54e Construction of statutes re capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012.

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Sec. 53a-54e. Construction of statutes re capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012. The provisions of subsection (t) of section 1-1 and section 54-194 shall apply and be given full force and effect with respect to a capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012, under …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-55 Manslaughter in the first degree: Class B felony.

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Sec. 53a-55. Manslaughter in the first degree: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree when: (1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; or (2) with intent to cause…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-55a Manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm: Class B felony: Five years not suspendable.

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Sec. 53a-55a. Manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm: Class B felony: Five years not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm when he commits manslaughter in the first degree as provided in section 53a-55, and in the commissi…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-56 Manslaughter in the second degree: Class C felony.

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Sec. 53a-56. Manslaughter in the second degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when: (1) He recklessly causes the death of another person; or (2) he intentionally causes or aids another person, other than by force, duress or deception,…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-56a Manslaughter in the second degree with a firearm: Class C felony: One year not suspendable.

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Sec. 53a-56a. Manslaughter in the second degree with a firearm: Class C felony: One year not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree with a firearm when he commits manslaughter in the second degree as provided in section 53a-56, and in the commiss…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-56b Manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle: Class C felony.

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Sec. 53a-56b. Manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle when, while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, he causes t…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-57 Misconduct with a motor vehicle: Class D felony.

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Sec. 53a-57. Misconduct with a motor vehicle: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of misconduct with a motor vehicle when, with criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle, he causes the death of another person. (b) Misconduct with a motor vehicle is a class D felo…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-58 Criminally negligent homicide: Class A misdemeanor.

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Sec. 53a-58. Criminally negligent homicide: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, he causes the death of another person, except where the defendant caused such death by a motor vehicle. (b) Criminally negligen…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-58a Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.

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Sec. 53a-58a. Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle. Section 53a-58a is repealed. (P.A. 73-639, S. 5; P.A. 81-26, S. 2.) PART V ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-59 Assault in the first degree: Class B felony: Nonsuspendable sentences.

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Sec. 53a-59. Assault in the first degree: Class B felony: Nonsuspendable sentences. (a) A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when: (1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person by means o…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-59a Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the first degree: Class B felony: Five years not suspendable.

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Sec. 53a-59a. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the first degree: Class B felony: Five years not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with i…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-59b Assault of an employee of the Department of Correction in the first degree: Class B felony.

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Sec. 53a-59b. Assault of an employee of the Department of Correction in the first degree: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of assault of an employee of the Department of Correction in the first degree when he is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction or confined i…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-59c Assault of a pregnant woman resulting in termination of pregnancy: Class A felony.

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Sec. 53a-59c. Assault of a pregnant woman resulting in termination of pregnancy: Class A felony. (a) A person is guilty of assault of a pregnant woman resulting in termination of pregnancy when such person commits assault in the first degree as provided under subdivision (1) of s…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-60 Assault in the second degree: Class D or C felony.

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Sec. 53a-60. Assault in the second degree: Class D or C felony. (a) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree when: (1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, the actor causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or (2) with intent to…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-60a Assault in the second degree with a firearm: Class D or C felony: One year not suspendable.

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Sec. 53a-60a. Assault in the second degree with a firearm: Class D or C felony: One year not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree with a firearm when he commits assault in the second degree as provided in section 53a-60, and in the commission of suc…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-60b Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree: Class D felony: Two years not suspendable.

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Sec. 53a-60b. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree: Class D felony: Two years not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with i…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-60c Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree with a firearm: Class D felony: Three years not suspendable.

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Sec. 53a-60c. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree with a firearm: Class D felony: Three years not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person o…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-60d Assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle: Class D felony.

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Sec. 53a-60d. Assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle when, while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, he causes serious phy…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-61 Assault in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.

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Sec. 53a-61. Assault in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when: (1) With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or (2) he recklessly causes serious ph…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-61a Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor: One year not suspendable.

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Sec. 53a-61a. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor: One year not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person wit…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-61aa Threatening in the first degree: Class D or class C felony.

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Sec. 53a-61aa. Threatening in the first degree: Class D or class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of threatening in the first degree when such person (1) (A) threatens to commit any crime involving the use of a hazardous substance with the intent to terrorize another person, to c…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-62 Threatening in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony.

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Sec. 53a-62. Threatening in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of threatening in the second degree when: (1) By physical threat, such person intentionally places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious physical…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-63 Reckless endangerment in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor.

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Sec. 53a-63. Reckless endangerment in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the first degree when, with extreme indifference to human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a risk of serious physical injury to anot…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-64 Reckless endangerment in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor.

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Sec. 53a-64. Reckless endangerment in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the second degree when he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a risk of physical injury to another person. (b) Reckless endangerment in the sec…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-64aa Strangulation or suffocation in the first degree: Class C felony.

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Sec. 53a-64aa. Strangulation or suffocation in the first degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of strangulation or suffocation in the first degree when such person commits strangulation or suffocation in the second degree as provided in section 53a-64bb and (1) in the co…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-64bb Strangulation or suffocation in the second degree: Class D felony.

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Sec. 53a-64bb. Strangulation or suffocation in the second degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of strangulation or suffocation in the second degree when such person restrains another person by the neck or throat or obstructs such other person's nose or mouth with the in…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-64cc Strangulation or suffocation in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.

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Sec. 53a-64cc. Strangulation or suffocation in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of strangulation or suffocation in the third degree when such person recklessly restrains another person by the neck or throat or obstructs such other person's nose or mou…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-65 Definitions.

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Sec. 53a-65. Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Actor” means a person accused of sexual assault. (2) “Sexual intercourse” means vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, fellatio or cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex. …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-66 Lack of consent.

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Sec. 53a-66. Lack of consent. Section 53a-66 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 67; P.A. 75-619, S. 7.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-67 Affirmative defenses.

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Sec. 53a-67. Affirmative defenses. (a) In any prosecution for an offense under this part based on the victim's being mentally incapacitated, physically helpless or impaired because of mental disability or disease, it shall be an affirmative defense that the actor, at the time suc…

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-68 and 53a-69 Corroboration; exceptions. Time limitation for complaint.

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Secs. 53a-68 and 53a-69. Corroboration; exceptions. Time limitation for complaint. Sections 53a-68 and 53a-69 are repealed. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 69, 70; P.A. 74-131; P.A. 76-216; P.A. 87-223.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-70 Sexual assault in the first degree: Class B or A felony.

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Sec. 53a-70. Sexual assault in the first degree: Class B or A felony. (a) A person is guilty of sexual assault in the first degree when such person (1) compels another person to engage in sexual intercourse by the use of force against such other person or a third person, or by th…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-70a Aggravated sexual assault in the first degree: Class B or A felony.

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Sec. 53a-70a. Aggravated sexual assault in the first degree: Class B or A felony. (a) A person is guilty of aggravated sexual assault in the first degree when such person commits sexual assault in the first degree as provided in section 53a-70, and in the commission of such offen…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-70b Sexual assault in spousal or cohabiting relationship: Class B felony.

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Sec. 53a-70b. Sexual assault in spousal or cohabiting relationship: Class B felony. Section 53a-70b is repealed, effective October 1, 2019. (P.A. 81-27, S. 1; P.A. 14-234, S. 9; P.A. 19-189, S. 44.)