{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-35b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-35b","heading":"“Life imprisonment” defined.","body":"A sentence of life imprisonment means a definite sentence of sixty years, unless the sentence is life imprisonment without the possibility of release, imposed pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subdivision (1) of section 53a-35a, in which case the sentence shall be imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's natural life.","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-35b","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":"58808e2be1de960fb29015b98073941201c1433c0ee53b7ccf2f0887f1335c58","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-35a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-35c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}