{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-12","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-12","heading":"Defenses; burden of proof.","body":"(a) When a defense other than an affirmative defense, is raised at a trial, the state shall have the burden of disproving such defense beyond a reasonable doubt.\n(b) When a defense declared to be an affirmative defense is raised at a trial, the defendant shall have the burden of establishing such defense by a preponderance of the evidence.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 951*. PENAL CODE: STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION; PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_951.htm#sec_53a-12","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"38d1528d321259b01ed63fe16b7a6fddfac08ab5db9a8ad497374dff5fd7be19","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-11","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}