{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-216","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 27-216","heading":"Principal defined.","body":"Any person subject to this code who: (1) Commits an offense punishable by this code, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission, or (2) causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him would be punishable by this code is a principal.","path":["TITLE 27. ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 507. CONNECTICUT CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_507.htm#sec_27-216","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:08Z","sha256":"3c628c90eccbd06ee6fbc4c943e33da5a5b793df7ac9b179c0936d6c0429dedb","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-215","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}