{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-16b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-16b","heading":"Affirmative defense of coparticipant to offense with firearm.","body":"In any prosecution for an offense under section 53a-55a, 53a-56a, 53a-60a, 53a-92a, 53a-94a, 53a-102a or 53a-103a in which the defendant was not the only participant, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant: (1) Was not armed with a pistol, revolver, machine gun, shotgun, rifle or other firearm, and (2) had no reasonable ground to believe that any other participant was armed with such a weapon.","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-16b","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":"473eaa331e6e0b50b5d303e5164e515e0a3140cdaa4b14da7d4ad5841916a580","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-16a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}