{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-34","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-34","heading":"Unconditional discharge: Criteria; effect.","body":"(a) The court may impose a sentence of unconditional discharge in any case where it is authorized to impose a sentence of conditional discharge under section 53a-29, if the court is of the opinion that no proper purpose would be served by imposing any condition upon the defendant's release.\n(b) When the court imposes a sentence of unconditional discharge, the defendant shall be released with respect to the conviction for which the sentence is imposed without imprisonment, probation supervision or conditions. A sentence of unconditional discharge is for all purposes a final judgment of conviction.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART II*. SENTENCES AND SENTENCING PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-34","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":"5ca715847e468ca1ea46f90d16cbdb68e2ff898ea2481cd0b3c0bbf7f76448a9","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-33","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}