There is a newer version of the Connecticut General Statutes
2009 Connecticut Code
Title 53a Penal Code
Chapter 952 Penal Code: Offenses
Sec. 53a-56. Manslaughter in the second degree: Class C felony.
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, to commit suicide.(b) Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 57.)
Cited. 169 C. 309. Cited. 181 C. 406. Cited. 188 C. 542. Cited. 195 C. 232. Manslaughter is not a lesser included offense of felony murder. 196 C. 421. Cited. 199 C. 631. Cited. 201 C. 174. Cited. 202 C. 629. Cited. 210 C. 78. Cited. 212 C. 593. Cited. 213 C. 579. Cited. 216 C. 699. Cited. 217 C. 498. Cited. 226 C. 237. Cited. 227 C. 566. Cited. 236 C. 342.
Cited. 7 CA 180. Cited. 11 CA 425. Cited. 19 CA 674. Cited. 21 CA 654. Cited. 24 CA 586. Cited. 26 CA 448. Cited. 32 CA 687; Id., 759. Cited. 37 CA 722. Cited. 42 CA 348. Cited re evidence sufficient to sustain conviction. 51 CA 814.
Subsec. (a):
Subdiv. (1) cited. 174 C. 89. Subdiv. (1): Manslaughter is a lesser included offense of murder although the state of mind required is different. 180 C. 382. Subdiv. (1) cited. 185 C. 63. Cited. 187 C. 6. Subdiv. (1) cited. 193 C. 632; 194 C. 119; 199 C. 155; 206 C. 657; 214 C. 57. Cited. 219 C. 16. Subdiv. (1) cited. 222 C. 444; 225 C. 55. Cited. 226 C. 20. Subdiv. (1) cited. 228 C. 118. Cited. Id., 147. Subdiv. (1) cited. 231 C. 115; 238 C. 253.
Cited. 5 CA 157. Subdiv. (1) cited. Id., 338; 11 CA 628. Cited. 17 CA 502; judgment reversed, see 213 C. 579. Subdiv. (1) cited. 20 CA 430. Cited. 25 CA 456. Subdiv. (1) cited. 28 CA 771; Id., 825. Cited. 30 CA 95; judgment reversed, see 228 C. 147. Subdiv. (1) cited. 32 CA 854; 38 CA 815; 40 CA 47.
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